playedKeyRoleIn

P3512
predicate

Indicates that an entity had a major, influential, or decisive impact on the occurrence, outcome, or success of another entity or event.

All labels observed (28)

Label Occurrences
playedRole 462
playedKeyRoleIn canonical 226
playedCentralRoleIn 56

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: playedKeyRoleIn
Generated description
Indicates that an entity had a major, influential, or decisive impact on the occurrence, outcome, or success of another entity or event.

Sample triples (854)

Subject Object
John Warren development of clinical practice in Boston
Third Estate French Revolution
Robert Latham Owen statehood movement for Oklahoma via predicate surface "playedAGameRoleIn"
important transportation corridor during westward expansion of the United States
surface form: Missouri River
westward expansion of the United States via predicate surface "majorRoleIn"
Mac Maharaj struggle against apartheid
Ivanoe Bonomi post-fascist reconstruction of Italian democratic institutions
Ivanoe Bonomi formation of postwar Italian governments
Annas events leading to the crucifixion of Jesus
medieval Duchy of Normandy
surface form: Duchy of Normandy
formation of the Anglo-Norman realm
medieval Duchy of Normandy
surface form: Duchy of Normandy
development of medieval European feudalism
Riksdag of the Estates Swedish Age of Liberty (1719–1772)
Riksdag of the Estates limiting royal power in Sweden
Bulgars foundation of the First Bulgarian Empire via predicate surface "playedCentralRoleIn"
Monck
surface form: George Monck
Restoration of the monarchy in 1660
Édgar Ramírez Carlos the Jackal in Carlos via predicate surface "playedRole"
Édgar Ramírez Ares in Wrath of the Titans via predicate surface "playedRole"
Édgar Ramírez Roberto Durán in Hands of Stone via predicate surface "playedRole"
Édgar Ramírez The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story via predicate surface "playedRole"
surface form: Gianni Versace in American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace
Édgar Ramírez Larry in Zero Dark Thirty via predicate surface "playedRole"
Édgar Ramírez Tony Mendez in Joy via predicate surface "playedRole"
Ethel Merman Rose Hovick in Gypsy via predicate surface "playedRole"
Ethel Merman Annie Oakley via predicate surface "playedRole"
surface form: Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun
Ethel Merman Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes via predicate surface "playedRole"
Ethel Merman Sally Adams in Call Me Madam via predicate surface "playedRole"
Kingdom of Germany core territory of the Holy Roman Empire via predicate surface "playedRole"
Kingdom of Germany primary power base of Holy Roman Emperors via predicate surface "playedRole"
Feather River State Water Project via predicate surface "majorRoleIn"
surface form: California State Water Project
Dimităr Peshev prevention of the deportation of Bulgarian Jews during the Holocaust
Roger Conant leader of the Dorchester Company’s Cape Ann fishing and trading settlement via predicate surface "playedRole"
Roger Conant leader of settlers who moved from Cape Ann to Naumkeag via predicate surface "playedRole"
Amen Corner Masters Tournament via predicate surface "playsDecisiveRoleIn"
Gustaf Bonde shaping Sweden’s fiscal affairs
Gustaf Bonde shaping Sweden’s political affairs
David Gyasi Romilly in Interstellar via predicate surface "playedRole"
David Gyasi Achilles in Troy: Fall of a City via predicate surface "playedRole"
David Gyasi Agreus Astrayon in Carnival Row via predicate surface "playedRole"
Jeff Daniels News Night with Will McAvoy via predicate surface "playedRole"
surface form: Will McAvoy in The Newsroom
Jeff Daniels Harry Dunne in Dumb and Dumber via predicate surface "playedRole"
Jeff Daniels Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain in Gettysburg via predicate surface "playedRole"
Jeff Daniels Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain in Gods and Generals via predicate surface "playedRole"
Jeff Daniels Bernard Berkman in The Squid and the Whale via predicate surface "playedRole"
Jeff Daniels Roger Dearly in 101 Dalmatians (1996 film) via predicate surface "playedRole"
Jeff Daniels Frank Griffin in Godless via predicate surface "playedRole"
Jeff Daniels John O’Neill in The Looming Tower via predicate surface "playedRole"
Irish Republican Brotherhood planning the 1916 Easter Rising via predicate surface "playedCentralRoleIn"
Joseph Nourse key administrative role in early financial operations of the U.S. government via predicate surface "playedRole"
Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak Cambodian politics in late 1960s via predicate surface "playedCentralRoleIn"
Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak Cambodian politics in early 1970s via predicate surface "playedCentralRoleIn"
Christian Democratic Party of Chile Chilean politics in the mid-20th century via predicate surface "playedMajorRoleIn"
Isaac Johnson establishment of the Massachusetts Bay Colony