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
Attorney General for England and Wales British monarch
surface form: the Monarch of the United Kingdom
Usher of the Black Rod Crown
Usher of the Black Rod monarch of the United Kingdom
PS International Organization for Standardization via predicate surface "assignedBy"
PS ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency via predicate surface "assignedBy"
NATO Assistant Secretaries General NATO Secretary General
Pope Paul III Pope Alexander VI via predicate surface "appointedAsCardinalBy"
Government of Italy ministers of the Italian Republic via predicate surface "appoints"
Government of Italy President of Italy
surface form: President of the Italian Republic
Northern Ireland Executive Northern Ireland Assembly
Governor of Texas popular vote
Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers (Cabinet-level) President of the United States
Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers (Cabinet-level) President of the United States via predicate surface "nominatedBy"
Mayor of San Francisco voters of San Francisco
United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom President of the United States via predicate surface "nominatedBy"
United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom President of the United States
Governor William Phips
surface form: William Phips
William III of England
Governor William Phips
surface form: William Phips
Mary II of England
Hillary Clinton Democratic Party via predicate surface "nominatedBy"
Lord Privy Seal British monarch
surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
B6 International Air Transport Association via predicate surface "assignedBy"
JBU International Civil Aviation Organization via predicate surface "assignedBy"
LU International Organization for Standardization via predicate surface "assignedBy"
LU ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency via predicate surface "assignedBy"
LUX International Organization for Standardization via predicate surface "assignedBy"
TR International Organization for Standardization via predicate surface "assignedBy"
Surgeon General of the United States President of the United States
King of New Zealand Governor-General of New Zealand via predicate surface "appointedRepresentative"
King of New Zealand Governor-General of New Zealand via predicate surface "commanderInChiefDelegatedTo"
Oregon State Treasurer Oregon voters
Shirley
surface form: Shirley Ann Jackson
Bill Clinton
ASM International Organization for Standardization via predicate surface "assignedBy"
ASM ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency via predicate surface "assignedBy"
Prime Minister of Poland President of Poland
Prime Minister of Poland President of Poland via predicate surface "nominatedBy"
United States Ambassador to the Netherlands President of the United States
United States Ambassador to the Netherlands President of the United States via predicate surface "nominatedBy"
James V. Forrestal President Harry S. Truman
surface form: Harry S. Truman
James V. Forrestal President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Vasco da Gama King Manuel I of Portugal
Vasco da Gama King John III of Portugal
Alexander Hamilton George Washington
Robert F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Governor of Massachusetts
Mostafa Madbouly Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Cabinet of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
surface form: President of Egypt
President of Mexico popular vote
Council of Economic Advisers President of the United States
European Commission European Council
Pope cardinals via predicate surface "appoints"