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
Massachusetts Governor's Council acts as a check on gubernatorial power ⓘ
United States v. Nixon President of the United States via predicate surface "respondentRole" ⓘ
Military Committee
surface form: NATO Military Committee
NATO’s highest military authority ⓘ
Military Committee
surface form: NATO Military Committee
provides strategic military advice to NATO’s political leadership ⓘ
Military Committee
surface form: NATO Military Committee
provides military direction to NATO ⓘ
Military Committee
surface form: NATO Military Committee
translating political guidance into military direction via predicate surface "responsibility" ⓘ
Military Committee
surface form: NATO Military Committee
providing consensus-based military advice via predicate surface "responsibility" ⓘ
Military Committee
surface form: NATO Military Committee
guiding NATO’s strategic commanders via predicate surface "responsibility" ⓘ
Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union highest executive authority of the Soviet Union ⓘ
Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union highest administrative authority of the Soviet Union ⓘ
Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union implementation of state policy ⓘ
Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union management of day-to-day administration of the USSR ⓘ
Office of Economic Policy analyzes economic developments ⓘ
Office of Economic Policy advises on domestic economic policy ⓘ
Office of Economic Policy advises on international economic policy ⓘ
Office of Economic Policy provides economic analysis for the Secretary of the Treasury ⓘ
Office of Economic Policy supports development of the Administration’s economic policies ⓘ
Office of Economic Policy conducts research on current and emerging economic issues ⓘ
Office of Economic Policy prepares economic reports and policy memoranda ⓘ
Office of Economic Policy coordinates with other Treasury offices on economic analysis ⓘ
Office of Economic Policy provides economic input into legislative and regulatory proposals ⓘ
Office of Economic Policy analyzes trends in employment and wages ⓘ
Office of Economic Policy analyzes trends in inflation and prices ⓘ
Office of Economic Policy analyzes trends in economic growth ⓘ
Office of Economic Policy analyzes trends in financial markets ⓘ
Office of Economic Policy analyzes international economic developments ⓘ
Olaf Kölzig goaltending coach via predicate surface "postRetirementRole" ⓘ
Port of Los Angeles one of the busiest container ports in North America via predicate surface "rank" ⓘ
Port of Los Angeles major gateway for trans-Pacific trade ⓘ
Tioga Pass eastern entrance to Yosemite National Park via predicate surface "servesAs" ⓘ
Pinophyta dominant trees in boreal forests via predicate surface "ecologicalRole" ⓘ
Pinophyta important carbon sinks via predicate surface "ecologicalRole" ⓘ
Wall Street major global financial center via predicate surface "economicRole" ⓘ
Bess Truman manager of Truman family household via predicate surface "householdRole" ⓘ
Hayden Library main humanities and science library at MIT ⓘ
Hayden Library central hub for research and study on MIT campus ⓘ
Alexandria major seaport of Egypt via predicate surface "economicRole" ⓘ
Alexandria industrial center via predicate surface "economicRole" ⓘ
Alexandria tourist destination via predicate surface "economicRole" ⓘ
Federal Reserve System lender of last resort via predicate surface "roleDuringCrisis" ⓘ
Dubai major re-export center via predicate surface "economicRole" ⓘ
Alewife
surface form: Alewife station
major bus transfer point via predicate surface "servesAs" ⓘ
OpenAI Chief Executive Officer via predicate surface "roleOfSamAltman" ⓘ
Bank of England lender of last resort in the United Kingdom ⓘ
Bank of England banker to the UK government ⓘ
Bank of England banker to commercial banks in the United Kingdom ⓘ
His Majesty’s Government implementing Acts of Parliament via predicate surface "responsibility" ⓘ
His Majesty’s Government proposing legislation via predicate surface "responsibility" ⓘ
His Majesty’s Government national security via predicate surface "responsibility" ⓘ
His Majesty’s Government foreign policy via predicate surface "responsibility" ⓘ