role

P268
predicate

Indicates the function, position, or responsibility that one entity holds in relation to another within a given context.

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All labels observed (200)

Label Occurrences
role canonical 103,148
responsibility 35,483
narrativeRole 16,858

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: role
Generated description
Indicates the function, position, or responsibility that one entity holds in relation to another within a given context.

Sample triples (205,930)

Subject Object
F-35B Lightning II air superiority fighter ⓘ
F-35B Lightning II reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ
RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows aerobatic display ⓘ
RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows public relations ⓘ
RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows recruitment support ⓘ
RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows diplomatic representation ⓘ
Jagdgeschwader 26 fighter aviation ⓘ
Regia Aeronautica aerial warfare ⓘ
Regia Aeronautica strategic bombing ⓘ
Regia Aeronautica air defense ⓘ
Regia Aeronautica close air support ⓘ
Regia Aeronautica maritime patrol ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force air warfare ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force aerial defence ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force aerial surveillance ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force air support operations ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force defence of Canadian airspace via predicate surface "responsibility" ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force aerospace control of North America via predicate surface "responsibility" ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force support to Canadian Army via predicate surface "responsibility" ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force support to Royal Canadian Navy via predicate surface "responsibility" ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force search and rescue in Canada via predicate surface "responsibility" ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force strategic and tactical airlift via predicate surface "responsibility" ⓘ
Chain Home radar network
surface form: Chain Home
detecting range and bearing of aircraft via predicate surface "operationalRole" ⓘ
Stuffy
surface form: Hugh Dowding
commander of Fighter Command ⓘ
Tiberias center of compilation of the Jerusalem Talmud ⓘ
Tiberias center of Masoretic activity ⓘ
Martin Luther (diplomat) representative of the German Foreign Office at the Wannsee Conference via predicate surface "roleInEvent" ⓘ
Punjab Green Revolution via predicate surface "playsRoleIn" ⓘ
surface form: Green Revolution in India
Prime Minister of France most senior minister in the French government via predicate surface "rank" ⓘ
Hellenic Parliament makes laws ⓘ
Hellenic Parliament oversees the government ⓘ
Hellenic Parliament represents the Greek people ⓘ
SIG groups people with shared computing interests ⓘ
16th Street Baptist Church meeting place for civil rights leaders ⓘ
16th Street Baptist Church organizing center for protests and marches ⓘ
Judicial Conference of the United States national policy-making body for the federal court system ⓘ
Judicial Conference of the United States sets administrative policies for U.S. federal courts ⓘ
Judicial Conference of the United States sets procedural policies for U.S. federal courts ⓘ
Judicial Conference of the United States supervises the administration of the federal courts ⓘ
Judicial Conference of the United States formulating policies for the administration of the federal courts via predicate surface "responsibility" ⓘ
Judicial Conference of the United States approving and revising rules of practice and procedure for federal courts via predicate surface "responsibility" ⓘ
Judicial Conference of the United States budgetary and administrative oversight of the federal judiciary via predicate surface "responsibility" ⓘ
Judicial Conference of the United States setting guidelines for case management in federal courts via predicate surface "responsibility" ⓘ
Judicial Conference of the United States overseeing judicial conduct and disability procedures policy via predicate surface "responsibility" ⓘ
Judicial Conference of the United States recommending legislation affecting the federal judiciary via predicate surface "responsibility" ⓘ
Otto Reports predecessor to standardized United States Reports series via predicate surface "roleInSeries" ⓘ
Puerto Rico Supreme Court Building seat of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico via predicate surface "servesAs" ⓘ
Emergency Communications Division support nationwide interoperable public safety communications via predicate surface "responsibility" ⓘ
Emergency Communications Division coordinate emergency communications capabilities across jurisdictions via predicate surface "responsibility" ⓘ
Emergency Communications Division provide technical assistance on emergency communications via predicate surface "responsibility" ⓘ