commands

P2333
predicate

Indicates that one entity holds authority over another and issues directives or orders that the other is expected to follow.

All labels observed (16)

Label Occurrences
commanded 2,071
commands canonical 595
command 506

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: commands
Generated description
Indicates that one entity holds authority over another and issues directives or orders that the other is expected to follow.

Sample triples (3,505)

Subject Object
George Vancouver HMS Discovery via predicate surface "commanded"
George Vancouver HMS Chatham via predicate surface "commanded"
Cardinal Infante Ferdinand of Austria Spanish forces at the Battle of Nördlingen (1634) via predicate surface "commanded"
Gordon Bennett 8th Australian Division via predicate surface "commanded"
Gordon Bennett Australian forces in Singapore sector via predicate surface "commanded"
Wilhelm von Knyphausen Hessian auxiliary corps in North America via predicate surface "commanded"
Rushworth
surface form: John Rushworth Jellicoe
Grand Fleet via predicate surface "notableCommand"
James Oglethorpe British forces in Georgia via predicate surface "commanded"
Roman von Ungern-Sternberg Asiatic Cavalry Division via predicate surface "commanded"
Yamashita Tomoyuki Japanese 25th Army via predicate surface "commanded"
surface form: 25th Army (Imperial Japanese Army)
Yamashita Tomoyuki Japanese Fourteenth Area Army via predicate surface "commanded"
Yamashita Tomoyuki Japanese forces in Malaya via predicate surface "commanded"
Yamashita Tomoyuki Japanese 14th Army in the Philippines via predicate surface "commanded"
surface form: Japanese forces in the Philippines
Franz Stangl Sobibor via predicate surface "commanded"
surface form: Sobibor extermination camp
Franz Stangl Treblinka via predicate surface "commanded"
surface form: Treblinka extermination camp
Matsui Iwane Japanese Central China Area Army via predicate surface "commanded"
Group Captain Peter Townsend
surface form: Peter Townsend
No. 85 Squadron RAF via predicate surface "commanded"
Manfred von Richthofen Jagdgeschwader 1 via predicate surface "commanded"
Captain Philip Vian
surface form: Philip Vian
HMS Cossack via predicate surface "commanded"
Captain Philip Vian
surface form: Philip Vian
HMS Naiad via predicate surface "commanded"
Captain Philip Vian
surface form: Philip Vian
HMS Nigeria via predicate surface "commanded"
Captain Philip Vian
surface form: Philip Vian
HMS Illustrious via predicate surface "commanded"
Captain Philip Vian
surface form: Philip Vian
HMS Indomitable via predicate surface "commanded"
Stringer Bell street-level drug dealers
Aleksei Vinogradov Red Army units operating near Suomussalmi via predicate surface "commanded"
Sir John Johnson Loyalist regiments via predicate surface "commanded"
Sir John Johnson Loyalist militia units via predicate surface "commanded"
Josiah Harmar Fort Harmar via predicate surface "commanded"
Josiah Harmar United States troops in the 1790 campaign against the Western Confederacy via predicate surface "commanded"
Iron Duke
surface form: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba
Army of Flanders via predicate surface "commanded"
Edward Boscawen British fleet off Cape Finisterre via predicate surface "commanded"
Edward Boscawen British fleet at Louisbourg via predicate surface "commanded"
Edward Boscawen British fleet off Lagos, Portugal via predicate surface "commanded"
Sovereign of the Vatican City State Swiss Guard
surface form: Pontifical Swiss Guard
Otozō Yamada Japanese Kwantung Army via predicate surface "commanded"
surface form: Kwantung Army
Otozō Yamada Japanese occupation of Manchuria via predicate surface "commanded"
surface form: Japanese forces in Manchuria
Admiral Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran
surface form: Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran
French fleet at Toulon via predicate surface "commanded"
Admiral Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran
surface form: Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran
French fleet at the Battle of Lagos via predicate surface "commanded"
Alcibiades Athenian navy via predicate surface "commanded"
surface form: Athenian fleet at the Battle of Cyzicus
Günther Lütjens German battleship Bismarck via predicate surface "commanded"
surface form: battleship Bismarck
Günther Lütjens German surface fleet via predicate surface "commanded"
Arthur Phillip Landing of the First Fleet via predicate surface "commanded"
surface form: First Fleet
Hans Langsdorff Admiral Graf Spee via predicate surface "commanded"
surface form: German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee
Old Pete
surface form: James Longstreet
First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia via predicate surface "commanded"
Lady Tremaine Drizella Tremaine
Lady Tremaine Anastasia Tremaine
22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit commanded by a Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps via predicate surface "command"
Stephen W. Kearny Army of the West via predicate surface "commanded"
Chūichi Hara aircraft carrier task force via predicate surface "commanded"
山下 奉文 Japanese 25th Army via predicate surface "commanded"