tookPositionOn

P21606
predicate

Indicates that an entity expressed or adopted a specific stance, opinion, or viewpoint regarding a particular issue, topic, or subject.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
positionTaken 59
positionOnWar 14
tookStanceOn 4

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
court statement of Nathuram Godse assertion of acting for political and ideological reasons via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
A Treatise of Schisme defense of the Roman Catholic Church via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
A Treatise of Schisme critique of the Church of England via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
A Treatise of Schisme rejection of Protestant reforms in England via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
Hébertists support for revolutionary war via predicate surface "positionOnWar" ⓘ
"Rivers of Blood" speech opposition to large-scale immigration via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
"Rivers of Blood" speech warning of future racial conflict via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
Feuillant faction generally supportive of war to defend the Revolution under the monarchy via predicate surface "positionOnWar" ⓘ
“Euro sì. Morire per Maastricht”
surface form: Euro sì. Morire per Maastricht
support for European integration via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
“Euro sì. Morire per Maastricht”
surface form: Euro sì. Morire per Maastricht
support for adoption of the euro via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
“Euro sì. Morire per Maastricht”
surface form: Euro sì. Morire per Maastricht
support for Maastricht Treaty framework via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
The Warfare of Science science and dogmatic religion are in conflict via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
Federalists at the New York Ratifying Convention Bill of Rights to be added by later amendments via predicate surface "hadPositionOn" ⓘ
England, Ireland and America critique of militarism via predicate surface "positionOnWar" ⓘ
book "Undue Process: A Story of How Political Differences Are Turned Into Crimes"
surface form: Undue Process: A Story of How Political Differences Are Turned Into Crimes
defense of Elliott Abrams’s conduct in Iran–Contra via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
book "Undue Process: A Story of How Political Differences Are Turned Into Crimes"
surface form: Undue Process: A Story of How Political Differences Are Turned Into Crimes
critique of criminalization of policy disputes via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
The Case Against Impeaching Trump opposition to impeaching Donald Trump via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
On the Bone of the Buddha criticism of Buddhism via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
On the Bone of the Buddha defense of Confucian orthodoxy via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
Bohort conflict between Lancelot and King Arthur via predicate surface "takesSideIn" ⓘ
On Marriage and Concupiscence defense of orthodox Christian doctrine on original sin via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
On Marriage and Concupiscence defense of the goodness of Christian marriage via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
On Marriage and Concupiscence affirmation that concupiscence is a consequence of original sin via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
On Marriage and Concupiscence rejection of Pelagian denial of original sin via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
America First Committee (through Charles Lindbergh)
surface form: America First Committee
U.S. should build strong defenses but avoid foreign wars via predicate surface "positionOnWar" ⓘ
Adversus Graecorum calumnias defense of Latin Church doctrine via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
Adversus Graecorum calumnias defense of Latin liturgical customs via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
Adversus Graecorum calumnias critique of Greek theological objections via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
Socialist Equality Party (Germany) opposes imperialist wars via predicate surface "positionOnWar" ⓘ
Du Pape defense of papal supremacy via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
Du Pape defense of papal infallibility via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
Du Pape critique of Gallicanism via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
Du Pape critique of national churches via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ