subordinateTo

P258
predicate

Indicates that one entity holds a lower rank, status, or authority and is subject to the control, direction, or oversight of another entity.

All labels observed (97)

Label Occurrences
subordinateTo canonical 15,534
subjectTo 13,659
reportsTo 13,000

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: subordinateTo
Generated description
Indicates that one entity holds a lower rank, status, or authority and is subject to the control, direction, or oversight of another entity.

Sample triples (64,987)

Subject Object
United States Secretary of Transportation President of the United States
United States Secretary of Energy President of the United States via predicate surface "reportsTo"
United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs President of the United States via predicate surface "reportsTo"
United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs United States Congress via predicate surface "isAccountableTo"
United States Secretary of Homeland Security President of the United States via predicate surface "reportsTo"
DOS President of the United States via predicate surface "reportsTo"
STATE
surface form: United States Department of State
President of the United States via predicate surface "reportsTo"
Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights
United States Agency for Global Media (historical oversight role)
surface form: United States Agency for Global Media
congressional oversight via predicate surface "subjectTo"
FRB Bank holding companies via predicate surface "supervises"
FRB Certain state-chartered member banks via predicate surface "supervises"
FRB Foreign banking organizations operating in the U.S. via predicate surface "supervises"
FRB United States Congress via predicate surface "reportsTo"
Vice Chair for Supervision Chair of the Federal Reserve via predicate surface "reportsTo"
Vice Chair for Supervision United States Congress via predicate surface "reportsTo"
California Third District Court of Appeal superior courts within the Third Appellate District via predicate surface "supervises"
California Third District Court of Appeal rules of the California Rules of Court via predicate surface "subjectTo"
President pro tempore of the California State Senate California State Senate via predicate surface "reportsTo"
President pro tempore of the California State Senate Senate committee chairs via predicate surface "supervises"
President pro tempore of the California State Senate Senate administrative officers via predicate surface "supervises"
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Metropolitan Transportation Authority via predicate surface "subsidiary" self-linksurface differs
surface form: New York City Transit Authority
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Metropolitan Transportation Authority via predicate surface "subsidiary" self-linksurface differs
surface form: MTA Bus Company
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Long Island Rail Road via predicate surface "subsidiary"
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Metro-North Railroad via predicate surface "subsidiary"
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Metropolitan Transportation Authority via predicate surface "subsidiary" self-linksurface differs
surface form: MTA Bridges and Tunnels
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Staten Island Railway via predicate surface "subsidiary"
Supreme Allied Commander Europe North Atlantic Council
Supreme Allied Commander Europe NATO Military Committee
Supreme Allied Commander Europe North Atlantic Council via predicate surface "reportsTo"
Supreme Allied Commander Europe NATO Military Committee via predicate surface "reportsTo"
Duchy of Savoy Holy Roman Emperor via predicate surface "vassalOf"
Secretary-General of the OECD OECD via predicate surface "reportsTo"
surface form: OECD Council
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Chief of Naval Operations via predicate surface "reportsTo"
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Chief of Naval Personnel via predicate surface "reportsTo"
Chilean Ministry of Energy President of Chile
United States Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration via predicate surface "subsidiaryAgency"
United States Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration via predicate surface "subsidiaryAgency"
United States Department of Veterans Affairs United States Department of Veterans Affairs via predicate surface "subsidiaryAgency" self-linksurface differs
surface form: National Cemetery Administration
United States Trade Representative (Cabinet-level)
surface form: United States Trade Representative
President of the United States via predicate surface "reportsTo"
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Cabinet-level) President of the United States via predicate surface "reportsTo"
Office of the Attorney General President of the United States via predicate surface "reportsTo"
Office of the Attorney General Office of Legal Counsel via predicate surface "supervises"
Office of the Attorney General Office of the Solicitor General via predicate surface "supervises"
Office of the Attorney General Executive Office for United States Attorneys via predicate surface "supervises"
surface form: United States Attorneys
Office of the Attorney General Federal Bureau of Investigation via predicate surface "supervises"
Office of the Attorney General Drug Enforcement Administration via predicate surface "supervises"
Office of the Attorney General Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives via predicate surface "supervises"
Office of the Attorney General United States Marshals Service via predicate surface "supervises"
FCS NCAA Division I via predicate surface "subdivisionOf"
surface form: NCAA Division I football