appointedBy

P257
predicate

Indicates that one entity has been formally selected or assigned to a position, role, or office by another entity.

All labels observed (142)

Label Occurrences
appointedBy canonical 11,748
nominatedBy 1,141
assignedBy 960

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: appointedBy
Generated description
Indicates that one entity has been formally selected or assigned to a position, role, or office by another entity.

Sample triples (15,523)

Subject Object
Supreme Court of Japan by the Emperor of Japan via predicate surface "appointmentOfChiefJustice"
Supreme Court of Japan on the advice of the Cabinet of Japan via predicate surface "appointmentOfChiefJustice"
Supreme Court of Japan by the Cabinet of Japan via predicate surface "appointmentOfAssociateJustices"
Office of the Four Year Plan Adolf Hitler
Parliament of New South Wales Premier of New South Wales via predicate surface "appoints"
President of the American Red Cross Board of Governors of the American Red Cross
United States Agency for International Development (in coordination)
surface form: United States Agency for International Development
President of the United States
Prime Minister of France President of France
Prime Minister of France President of the French Republic via predicate surface "nominatedBy"
surface form: President of France
Jane Lubchenco Barack Obama
United States Deputy Secretary of Defense President of the United States
Assistant Attorney General of Indiana Office of the Indiana Attorney General
surface form: Indiana Attorney General
Ruth
surface form: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Bill Clinton
Ruth
surface form: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Jimmy Carter via predicate surface "appointedToDCCircuitBy"
SU International Organization for Standardization via predicate surface "assignedBy"
SU ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency via predicate surface "assignedBy"
Librarian of Congress President of the United States
Harold T. Shapiro Bill Clinton
James R. Killian Jr. Dwight D. Eisenhower
His Majesty’s Government British monarch
surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Lord of Mann Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man via predicate surface "appoints"
Lord of Mann First Deemster (on advice) via predicate surface "appoints"
Lord of Mann First Deemster (on advice) via predicate surface "appoints"
surface form: Second Deemster (on advice)
Lord of Mann Attorney General for the Isle of Man (on advice) via predicate surface "appoints"
Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety President of Germany
surface form: Federal President of Germany
Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Chancellor of Germany via predicate surface "nominatedBy"
surface form: Federal Chancellor of Germany
Federal Minister for Women and Youth President of Germany
surface form: Federal President of Germany
Federal Minister for Women and Youth Chancellor of Germany via predicate surface "nominatedBy"
surface form: Federal Chancellor of Germany
Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army Second Continental Congress
United States Secretary of the Interior President of the United States
United States Secretary of Labor President of the United States
United States Secretary of Labor President of the United States via predicate surface "nominatedBy"
United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development President of the United States
United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development President of the United States via predicate surface "nominatedBy"
United States Secretary of Transportation President of the United States
United States Secretary of Energy President of the United States
United States Secretary of Energy President of the United States via predicate surface "nominatedBy"
United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs President of the United States via predicate surface "nominatedBy"
United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs President of the United States
United States Secretary of Homeland Security President of the United States
United States Secretary of Homeland Security President of the United States via predicate surface "nominatedBy"
FRB President of the United States
Vice Chair for Supervision President of the United States
Vice Chair for Supervision Donald Trump via predicate surface "nominatedBy"
surface form: President Donald J. Trump
Jerome H. Powell Barack Obama
Jerome H. Powell Donald Trump
Jerome H. Powell Barack Obama via predicate surface "nominatedAsFedGovernorBy"
Jerome H. Powell Donald Trump via predicate surface "nominatedAsFedChairBy"
President pro tempore of the California State Senate elected members of the California State Senate
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives committee chairs of the Massachusetts House of Representatives via predicate surface "appoints"