tookPositionOn
P21606
predicate
Indicates that an entity expressed or adopted a specific stance, opinion, or viewpoint regarding a particular issue, topic, or subject.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| positionTaken | 59 |
| positionOnWar | 14 |
| tookStanceOn | 4 |
| hadPositionOn | 2 |
| tookPositionOn canonical | 2 |
| takesSideIn | 1 |
| tookStance | 1 |
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: tookPositionOn
Generated description
Indicates that an entity expressed or adopted a specific stance, opinion, or viewpoint regarding a particular issue, topic, or subject.
Sample triples (83)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Lyman Trumbull | opposed removal of Andrew Johnson from office ⓘ |
| What I Believe | condemns war as incompatible with Christianity via predicate surface "positionOnWar" ⓘ |
| The Federalist No. 34 | supports broad federal taxing power via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ |
| The Federalist No. 34 | supports concurrent taxation by federal and state governments via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ |
| The Federalist No. 34 | argues that federal government must have unlimited resources for national emergencies via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ |
| The Federalist No. 34 | argues that states cannot reliably provide for national defense needs via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ |
| The Federalist No. 34 | argues that constitutional limits on taxation should be minimal at the federal level via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ |
| The Federalist No. 34 | argues that practical and political checks will restrain federal taxation via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ |
| The Federalist No. 34 | argues that federal government should predominate in revenue for war and defense via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ |
| The Federalist No. 34 | argues that states will retain significant sources of revenue via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ |
| The Federalist No. 34 | argues that overlapping taxing powers are necessary via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ |
| The Federalist No. 34 | rejects fixed constitutional apportionment of all taxes via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ |
| The Federalist No. 34 | argues that future contingencies cannot be precisely foreseen in revenue matters via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ |
| Catholic Worker Movement | absolute pacifism via predicate surface "positionOnWar" ⓘ |
| The Crime Against Kansas speech | opposition to slavery via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ |
| The Crime Against Kansas speech | opposition to the Kansas–Nebraska Act via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ |
| The Crime Against Kansas speech | support for free-state settlers in Kansas via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ |
| Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty | defense of American independence via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ |
| Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty | critique of taxation without representation via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ |
| Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty | support for popular sovereignty via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ |
| Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty | defense of natural rights via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ |
| Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty | advocacy of limited government via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ |
| Socialist Party of Canada | World War I ⓘ |
| A Soldier’s Declaration | condemnation of continuation of World War I via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ |
| A Soldier’s Declaration | criticism of British war policy via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ |
| A Soldier’s Declaration | opposition to prolongation of the war via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ |
| Finnish Party | conciliatory policy toward Russian Empire via predicate surface "tookStance" ⓘ |
| American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society | opposed women holding office in mixed-gender abolitionist societies via predicate surface "hadPositionOn" ⓘ |
| Gruppe Internationale | revolutionary defeatism via predicate surface "positionOnWar" ⓘ |
| USPD | anti-war via predicate surface "positionOnWar" ⓘ |
| Council of Constantinople 867 | jurisdiction over Bulgaria via predicate surface "tookStanceOn" ⓘ |
| Spartan war party | pro-war via predicate surface "positionOnWar" ⓘ |
| Draft Dodger Rag | anti-war via predicate surface "positionOnWar" ⓘ |
| Ad beatissimi Apostolorum | calls for cessation of hostilities via predicate surface "positionOnWar" ⓘ |
| Ad beatissimi Apostolorum | criticizes the horrors of modern warfare via predicate surface "positionOnWar" ⓘ |
| On the Physical Basis of Life | life phenomena are explicable by physical and chemical laws via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ |
| On the Physical Basis of Life | no special vital force is required to explain life via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ |
| On the Physical Basis of Life | mind depends on physical processes in the brain via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ |
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journal Les Temps modernes
surface form:
Les Temps modernes
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Algerian War via predicate surface "tookStanceOn" ONNED1 ⓘ |
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journal Les Temps modernes
surface form:
Les Temps modernes
|
decolonization via predicate surface "tookStanceOn" ⓘ |
|
journal Les Temps modernes
surface form:
Les Temps modernes
|
Cold War politics via predicate surface "tookStanceOn" ⓘ |
| A New Beginning (speech) | rejection of extremism via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ |
| A New Beginning (speech) | support for peaceful resolution of conflicts via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ |
| A New Beginning (speech) | support for coexistence among religions via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ |
| Who Speaks for Man? | supports peaceful conflict resolution via predicate surface "positionOnWar" ⓘ |
| Augenspiegel | opposes destruction of Jewish books via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ |
| Augenspiegel | defends study of Hebrew and Jewish texts via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ |
| court statement of Nathuram Godse | attempt to justify Gandhi's assassination via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ |
| court statement of Nathuram Godse | accusation that Gandhi was biased towards Muslims via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ |
| court statement of Nathuram Godse | claim that Gandhi's policies weakened Hindu interests via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ |