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
Chief Whip party leader
Chief Whip Prime Minister (for governing party)
Government of the Netherlands ministers of the Netherlands via predicate surface "appoints"
Government of the Netherlands state secretaries of the Netherlands via predicate surface "appoints"
FRA International Organization for Standardization via predicate surface "assignedBy"
President of Italy Parliament of Italy
surface form: Parliament of Italy in joint session
President of Italy regional delegates
Prime Minister of Greece President of the Hellenic Republic
surface form: President of Greece
Prime Minister of Greece political parties represented in the Hellenic Parliament via predicate surface "nominatedBy"
PRT International Organization for Standardization via predicate surface "assignedBy"
PRT International Organization for Standardization via predicate surface "assignedBy"
surface form: ISO
Director-General of UNESCO General Conference of UNESCO
Romulus Augustulus Orestes
Federal Government of Belgium King of the Belgians
Government of Chile ministers of state via predicate surface "appoints"
Government of Chile regional presidential delegates via predicate surface "appoints"
Director of the Office of Management and Budget (Cabinet-level) President of the United States
Stanley Cup trustees Governor General of Canada
surface form: Governor General of Canada (historically, for original trustees)
Governor-General of French Indochina Government of France
surface form: French government
Governor-General of French Indochina President of France
Committee on Economic Security President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
EC International Organization for Standardization via predicate surface "assignedBy"
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court
surface form: Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
President of the United States
National Counterterrorism Center Director President of the United States
President of Finland direct popular vote
President of Finland Finnish government via predicate surface "appoints"
surface form: Government of Finland (Council of State)
President of Finland certain senior civil servants and military officers via predicate surface "appoints"
Government of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin
surface form: President of the Russian Federation
Chief of Naval Operations President of the United States
Chief of Naval Operations President of the United States via predicate surface "nominatedBy"
Henry Knox George Washington
LBY International Organization for Standardization via predicate surface "assignedBy"
LBY International Organization for Standardization via predicate surface "assignedBy"
surface form: ISO
Mayor of Moscow President of the Russian Federation
surface form: President of Russia
Mayor of Moscow Moscow City Duma
Chairman of the Central Military Commission National People's Congress
Chairman of the Central Military Commission National People's Congress
surface form: Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
Committee of Five Second Continental Congress
Sergeant Major of the Army Chief of Staff of the Army
Council of Ministers of Cuba National Assembly of People’s Power via predicate surface "appointingAuthority"
surface form: National Assembly of People's Power
United States Attorney General President of the United States
United States Secretary of Education President of the United States via predicate surface "nominatedBy"
United States Secretary of Education President of the United States
Office of the Governor of California voters of California
United States Agency for International Development President of the United States
Dorothea Dix United States Department of War
surface form: U.S. War Department
Secretary of War President of the United States
Chief Clerk of the Assembly California State Assembly
British Cabinet British monarch
surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
James Callaghan Elizabeth II