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
Peter Bondra Slovak national team general manager via predicate surface "postRetirementRole" ⓘ
Earl of Southesk Earl via predicate surface "rank" ⓘ
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Ichabod Crane via predicate surface "characterOccupation" ⓘ
surface form: Ichabod Crane is a schoolmaster
Mojave Desert tortoise herbivore in desert ecosystems via predicate surface "ecologicalRole" ⓘ
Mojave Desert tortoise seed disperser via predicate surface "ecologicalRole" ⓘ
Royal Air Force aerial warfare ⓘ
Luftwaffe Blitzkrieg campaigns via predicate surface "roleInConflict" ⓘ
Luftwaffe Battle of Britain via predicate surface "roleInConflict" ⓘ
Luftwaffe Battle of France via predicate surface "roleInConflict" ⓘ
Luftwaffe Invasion of Poland via predicate surface "roleInConflict" ⓘ
Luftwaffe Battle of Stalingrad via predicate surface "roleInConflict" ⓘ
Luftwaffe Defense of the Reich via predicate surface "roleInConflict" ⓘ
Supermarine Spitfire interceptor ⓘ
Supermarine Spitfire fighter-bomber ⓘ
Supermarine Spitfire photo-reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ
Station HYPO enabled U.S. forces to anticipate Japanese movements at Midway via predicate surface "roleInEvent" ⓘ
Sather Gate main entrance to the University of California, Berkeley campus via predicate surface "servesAs" ⓘ
Inaugural Address "Ask not what your country can do for you" John F. Kennedy via predicate surface "speaker" ⓘ
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives presides over sessions of the House via predicate surface "responsibility" ⓘ
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives maintains order in the House chamber via predicate surface "responsibility" ⓘ
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives recognizes members to speak on the House floor via predicate surface "responsibility" ⓘ
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives refers bills to committees via predicate surface "responsibility" ⓘ
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives appoints members to select and conference committees via predicate surface "responsibility" ⓘ
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives sets the House legislative agenda via predicate surface "responsibility" ⓘ
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives represents the House in its relations with the President via predicate surface "responsibility" ⓘ
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives represents the House in its relations with the Senate via predicate surface "responsibility" ⓘ
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives administers the oath of office to House members via predicate surface "responsibility" ⓘ
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives may administer the presidential oath of office in some circumstances via predicate surface "responsibility" ⓘ
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives oversees administrative functions of the House via predicate surface "responsibility" ⓘ
Supreme Court of Puerto Rico court of last resort ⓘ
Supreme Court of Puerto Rico highest judicial authority in Puerto Rico ⓘ
Supreme Court of Puerto Rico final interpreter of the Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
Supreme Court of Puerto Rico final interpreter of the laws of Puerto Rico ⓘ
Equator reference line for latitude via predicate surface "roleInCoordinateSystem" ⓘ
Atlas from Greek mythology
surface form: Atlas
bearer of the heavens ⓘ
Jesus Christ Jesus Christ via predicate surface "roleInTrinity" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: God the Son
United States Army Rangers rapid deployment force ⓘ
United States Army Rangers special operations ⓘ
United States Army Rangers airfield seizure ⓘ
United States Army Rangers seizing key terrain ⓘ
United States Army Rangers personnel recovery support ⓘ
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport major airport for low-cost carriers in the Baltimore–Washington region via predicate surface "servesAs" ⓘ
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport primary international airport for Baltimore via predicate surface "servesAs" ⓘ
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport one of three major airports in the Baltimore–Washington area via predicate surface "servesAs" ⓘ
California State Assembly proposes state laws ⓘ
California State Assembly votes on state legislation ⓘ
California State Assembly passes state budget with the California State Senate ⓘ
California State Assembly oversees state executive agencies ⓘ
California State Assembly redistricting participation as defined by state law via predicate surface "responsibility" ⓘ
California State Assembly impeachment of certain state officials via predicate surface "responsibility" ⓘ