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
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives members of House committees in Massachusetts via predicate surface "appoints"
Supreme Allied Commander Europe North Atlantic Council
AA International Air Transport Association via predicate surface "assignedBy"
GU International Organization for Standardization via predicate surface "assignedBy"
Governor of Guam popular vote
Secretary-General of the OECD OECD
surface form: OECD Council
Secretary-General of the OECD representatives of OECD member countries
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Chief of Naval Operations
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Chief of Naval Personnel
United States Trade Representative (Cabinet-level)
surface form: United States Trade Representative
President of the United States via predicate surface "nominatedBy"
United States Trade Representative (Cabinet-level)
surface form: United States Trade Representative
President of the United States
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Cabinet-level) President of the United States
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Cabinet-level) President of the United States via predicate surface "nominatedBy"
United States Fuel Administration Woodrow Wilson
surface form: President Woodrow Wilson
War Industries Board President of the United States
Office of the Attorney General President of the United States via predicate surface "appointingAuthority"
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives United States House of Representatives
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Press Secretary President of the United States
Government of Norway Monarch of Norway
King of Norway hereditary succession
King of Norway Office of the Prime Minister of Norway via predicate surface "appoints"
surface form: Prime Minister of Norway
King of Norway Council of State (Norway) via predicate surface "appoints"
surface form: Council of State (Norwegian cabinet)
New York Independent Redistricting Commission leaders of the New York State Legislature
New York Independent Redistricting Commission Majority Leader of the New York State Senate
surface form: New York State Senate majority leader
New York Independent Redistricting Commission New York State Senator
surface form: New York State Senate minority leader
New York Independent Redistricting Commission Speaker of the New York State Assembly
New York Independent Redistricting Commission New York State Assembly minority leader
Commissioner of Baseball Major League Baseball club owners
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies States General of the Netherlands
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies Dutch monarch
Shinzo Abe (as Minister for Foreign Affairs) Junichiro Koizumi
Committee on Civil Rights President Harry S. Truman
surface form: Harry S. Truman
Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
J. Edgar Hoover Calvin Coolidge
Rahm Emanuel Barack Obama
Rahm Emanuel Joe Biden
White House Counsel President of the United States
White House Counsel President of the United States via predicate surface "nominatedBy"
IN International Organization for Standardization via predicate surface "assignedBy"
President of India Electoral College of India
President of Ecuador popular vote
ECU International Organization for Standardization via predicate surface "assignedBy"
Sergeant at Arms of the Senate United States Senate
Sergeant at Arms of the Senate Senate Majority Leader
surface form: Senate Majority Leader (by tradition)
Governor of Bermuda monarch of the United Kingdom
Governor of Bermuda Premier of Bermuda via predicate surface "appoints"
Governor of Bermuda other ministers on the advice of the Premier via predicate surface "appoints"
Governor of Bermuda Chief Justice of Bermuda via predicate surface "appoints"
Governor of Bermuda other judges of the Supreme Court of Bermuda via predicate surface "appoints"