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
Governor of Bermuda members of certain statutory boards and commissions via predicate surface "appoints"
Secretary-General of the United Nations United Nations General Assembly
Pontius Pilate Tiberius
Taro Kono (as Minister for Foreign Affairs)
surface form: Taro Kono
Shinzo Abe (as Minister for Foreign Affairs)
surface form: Shinzo Abe (as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan)
Chief Justice of Japan Emperor of Japan
Chief Justice of Japan Cabinet of Japan via predicate surface "nominatedBy"
Council for the Economy Pope
President of the World Bank Group World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors
surface form: Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank Group
President of the World Bank Group member countries of the World Bank Group via predicate surface "nominatedBy"
federal advisory council
surface form: Federal Advisory Council
United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
Gary Bettman National Hockey League
surface form: National Hockey League Board of Governors
Lord Mayor of Manchester Manchester City Council
Welsh Government Crown
White House social secretary President of the United States
Thomas Cranmer Henry VIII of England
National Labor Relations Board President of the United States
Assistant United States Attorney General for the Civil Division President of the United States
Senate Majority Leader majority party conference in the U.S. Senate
Chief of Staff of the Army President of the United States via predicate surface "nominatedBy"
BEL International Organization for Standardization via predicate surface "assignedBy"
BEL International Organization for Standardization via predicate surface "assignedBy"
surface form: ISO
Council of State of Cuba some state officials as defined by law via predicate surface "canAppoint"
United States Secretary of Agriculture President of the United States
United States Secretary of Agriculture President of the United States via predicate surface "nominatedBy"
United States Secretary of Health and Human Services President of the United States
Gerald Ford administration John Paul Stevens via predicate surface "judicialAppointment"
John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign Democratic National Convention via predicate surface "nominatedBy"
surface form: 2004 Democratic National Convention
William J. Brennan Jr. (by designation: not; remove if inaccurate)
surface form: William J. Brennan Jr.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
William J. Brennan Jr. (by designation: not; remove if inaccurate)
surface form: William J. Brennan Jr.
Dwight D. Eisenhower via predicate surface "nominatedBy"
UN Goodwill Ambassador United Nations system
surface form: United Nations agencies
UN Goodwill Ambassador UN specialized agencies
UN Goodwill Ambassador UN funds and programmes
Office of Production Management President of the United States
Under Secretary for Domestic Finance President of the United States
Anthony S. Fauci Ronald Reagan
United Nations General Assembly Secretary-General of the United Nations via predicate surface "appoints"
United Nations General Assembly United Nations Security Council via predicate surface "appointsOnRecommendationOf"
PK International Organization for Standardization via predicate surface "assignedBy"
PK ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency via predicate surface "assignedBy"
SLV International Organization for Standardization via predicate surface "assignedBy"
SLV International Organization for Standardization via predicate surface "assignedBy"
surface form: ISO
Navy Minister of Japan Emperor of Japan
Navy Minister of Japan Prime Minister of Japan via predicate surface "nominatedBy"
ASN(RD&A) President of the United States
Office of the United States Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator President of the United States
Multnomah County District Attorney voters of Multnomah County
TriMet Board of Directors Governor of Oregon via predicate surface "appointingAuthority"
Officer of the Order of Canada public nomination process via predicate surface "nominatedBy"
Woody Johnson Donald Trump
Secretary of State for Justice British monarch
surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom