hasRole

P161
predicate

Indicates that an entity occupies, performs, or is assigned a specific role or function in relation to another entity or context.

All labels observed (145)

Label Occurrences
hasRole canonical 95,480
roleIn 3,303
hasRoleIn 1,948

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: hasRole
Generated description
Indicates that an entity occupies, performs, or is assigned a specific role or function in relation to another entity or context.

Sample triples (111,027)

Subject Object
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases supports translational research
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases provides scientific advice to U.S. government
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases responds to emerging and re-emerging infectious disease threats
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases supports vaccine development
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases supports therapeutics development
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases supports diagnostics development
Jackson, Mississippi American civil rights movement via predicate surface "roleIn"
Francis Collins leader of the Human Genome Project
Francis Collins public science communicator
Infraestruturas de Portugal national infrastructure manager
Infraestruturas de Portugal railway infrastructure manager
Infraestruturas de Portugal road infrastructure manager
Tunes railway junction
Jimmy Wales Wikipedia co-founder
Jimmy Wales Wikipedia community figurehead
Regent House principal governing body of the University of Cambridge
Regent House supreme governing body of the University of Cambridge
James L. Dolan team owner
James L. Dolan sports franchise governor
James L. Dolan corporate chairman
James L. Dolan corporate CEO
Reichstag of Nazi Germany establishment of Hitler’s dictatorship via predicate surface "roleIn"
Reichstag of Nazi Germany consolidation of Nazi one-party rule via predicate surface "roleIn"
Reichstag of Nazi Germany legalization of persecution of Jews via predicate surface "roleIn"
Reichstag of Nazi Germany legalization of political repression via predicate surface "roleIn"
Baker Library information hub for Harvard Business School
Office of Inspector General
surface form: Office of Inspector General (U.S. Department of the Interior)
auditing
Office of Inspector General
surface form: Office of Inspector General (U.S. Department of the Interior)
investigating
Office of Inspector General
surface form: Office of Inspector General (U.S. Department of the Interior)
preventing fraud
Office of Inspector General
surface form: Office of Inspector General (U.S. Department of the Interior)
preventing waste
Office of Inspector General
surface form: Office of Inspector General (U.S. Department of the Interior)
preventing abuse
Yokohama capital of Kanagawa Prefecture
Don Garber league commissioner
Don Garber sports league executive
Office of Research and Technology Applications promote technology transfer
Office of Research and Technology Applications promote commercialization of government-developed technologies
Office of Research and Technology Applications facilitate collaboration between federal laboratories and the private sector
Office of Research and Technology Applications support public use of federally developed technologies
Mutare commercial hub
Mutare transport hub
Mount Sinai covenant site between God and Israel
Mount Sinai pilgrimage destination
California State University Board of Trustees policy-making body
California State University Board of Trustees oversight body
California State University Board of Trustees fiduciary body
California State University Board of Trustees employer of the chancellor
Samuel Maverick victim in the Boston Massacre
Chancellor of the Order of the Garter guardian of the dignity of the Order of the Garter via predicate surface "hasSymbolicRole"
Barton Lock controls vessel passage between different water levels via predicate surface "hasNavigationRole"
Common Sense rapper