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
Office of Presidential Personnel vet candidates for presidential appointments
Office of Presidential Personnel recommend candidates for presidential appointments
Office of Presidential Personnel manage presidential personnel processes
Office of Presidential Personnel support the President in staffing the executive branch
Kendrick Frazier science communicator
Kendrick Frazier skeptical activist
Minya seat of regional government via predicate surface "hasAdministrativeRole"
Gdańsk origins of the Solidarity movement via predicate surface "roleIn"
Gdańsk fall of communism in Poland via predicate surface "roleIn"
Thomas Hart Benton U.S. senator from Missouri
Ministerial Conference of the Bologna Process highest decision-making level of the Bologna Process
Ministerial Conference of the Bologna Process adopts overall strategy for the European Higher Education Area
Ministerial Conference of the Bologna Process mandates the Bologna Follow-Up Group
Ministerial Conference of the Bologna Process monitors implementation of agreed Bologna reforms
Ministerial Conference of the Bologna Process sets targets and timelines for EHEA objectives
Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Commons Westminster parliamentary system via predicate surface "roleIn"
Cadet Sergeant senior cadet leader
Cadet Sergeant non-commissioned cadet leader
Braddock, Pennsylvania early center of American steel production via predicate surface "hasHistoricRole"
Braddock, Pennsylvania site of Andrew Carnegie’s first major steel operation via predicate surface "hasHistoricRole"
University of Aberdeen George Boyne via predicate surface "hasPrincipal"
Portsmouth major Royal Navy base via predicate surface "hasHistoricRole"
Heinrich von Vietinghoff army commander GENERATED
Heinrich von Vietinghoff theater commander GENERATED
Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences New York State land-grant mission
Cruz Bustamante lieutenant governor
Cruz Bustamante state legislator
Chris Hughes editor-in-chief of The New Republic
Chris Hughes publisher of The New Republic
George Bellas Greenough founder figure of British geology via predicate surface "hasNotableRole"
George Bellas Greenough early geological cartographer of Britain via predicate surface "hasNotableRole"
Addie Mae Collins martyr of the civil rights movement
Chair K contributes to regulation of the Spanish language
Chair K participates in drafting of dictionaries and grammars
Bar Council of England and Wales representation of barristers
Bar Council of England and Wales regulation of barristers
Bar Council of England and Wales policy development for the Bar
Bar Council of England and Wales advocacy on legal issues
Bar Council of England and Wales public interest advocacy
Kurukshetra battlefield setting of the Kurukshetra War
Kurukshetra battlefield setting of the Bhagavad Gita discourse
Young India platform for nationalist discourse
Young India organ of the Indian independence movement
Superior General of the Society of Jesus worldwide leader of the Society of Jesus
Superior General of the Society of Jesus head of the Jesuit order
Superior General of the Society of Jesus supreme moderator of the Society of Jesus
Superior General of the Society of Jesus chief executive of the Society of Jesus
Superior General of the Society of Jesus spiritual leader of the Jesuits
Bill McKibben public speaker
Bill McKibben essayist