constitutionalFunction

P4531
predicate

Indicates that an entity serves a role, duty, or purpose as defined or required by a constitution or foundational governing framework.

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All labels observed (14)

Label Occurrences
constitutionalFunction canonical 117
hasConstitutionalRole 35
constitutionalRequirement 15

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: constitutionalFunction
Generated description
Indicates that an entity serves a role, duty, or purpose as defined or required by a constitution or foundational governing framework.

Sample triples (196)

Subject Object
Lieutenant Governor of Washington successor to the Governor of Washington via predicate surface "hasConstitutionalRole" ⓘ
Treaty Clause, which governs treaties made by the United States with foreign nations
surface form: Treaty Clause
allocation of foreign affairs powers ⓘ
Article 91 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran protection of Islamic character of laws GENERATED ⓘ
Article 91 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran protection of conformity of laws with the Constitution GENERATED ⓘ
Article 99 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran allocation of supervisory authority ⓘ
Article 88 of the Constitution of Norway judicial branch via predicate surface "constitutionalBranch" ⓘ
Article 96 of the Constitution of Norway structural safeguard for the rule of law in Norway via predicate surface "hasConstitutionalRole" ⓘ
Judicial branch of West Virginia Judicial branch via predicate surface "constitutionalBranch" NERFINISHED ⓘ
House of Federation constitutional interpretation ⓘ
House of Federation adjudication of disputes over self-determination ⓘ
House of Federation decision on issues of secession ⓘ
House of Federation determination of division of revenues between federal and state governments ⓘ
Article 14 of the Indiana Constitution to fix the external limits of the State of Indiana ⓘ
Article 14 of the Indiana Constitution to regulate any alteration of Indiana’s territorial limits ⓘ
Kaptan Singh Solanki state governor in India via predicate surface "hasConstitutionalRole" ⓘ
Kaptan Singh Solanki member of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) via predicate surface "hasConstitutionalRole" ⓘ
STF guardian of the 1988 Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Representative of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of the Azores ensure compliance with the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic in the Azores ⓘ
Attorney General of Alberta guardian of the public interest in the administration of justice via predicate surface "hasConstitutionalRole" ⓘ
Basic Law: Referendum entrenches procedures for ceding sovereign territory ⓘ
HM Advocate conducts prosecutions on behalf of the Crown via predicate surface "hasConstitutionalRole" ⓘ
Vesting Clause of Article I allocation of legislative power among federal branches ⓘ
Βουλή των Αντιπροσώπων checks and balances on the executive branch via predicate surface "hasConstitutionalRole" ⓘ
Commissioner of Yukon signing orders-in-council for Yukon via predicate surface "constitutionalRoleIncludes" ⓘ
Commissioner of Yukon ensuring continuity of territorial government via predicate surface "constitutionalRoleIncludes" ⓘ
Article IV, Section 3 of the United States Constitution allocates powers between states and federal government regarding territory and statehood ⓘ
admission of Indiana republican form of government for Indiana via predicate surface "constitutionalRequirement" ⓘ
Vice-President of Kenya acts as President when the President is absent ⓘ
Vice-President of Kenya assumes presidency if the office of President becomes vacant ⓘ
Senate of Uruguay participation in appointments ⓘ
Senate of Uruguay participation in impeachment ⓘ
Senate of Iran participation in amendment of laws and constitution (under Pahlavi system) ⓘ
Malay rulers ceremonial head of state at state level ⓘ
Malay rulers appoint state executive council or cabinet on advice ⓘ
Malay rulers grant royal assent to state laws ⓘ
Concurrent Legislative List to share legislative authority between federal and provincial tiers via predicate surface "constitutionalPurpose" ⓘ
Vice-President of the Republic of Cyprus deputy to the President of the Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
Vice-President of the Republic of Cyprus participation in the Council of Ministers ⓘ
Vice-President of the Republic of Cyprus co-exercise of certain executive powers with the President ⓘ
Vice-President of the Republic of Cyprus veto powers in specified fields ⓘ
1979 Nigerian presidential election candidate must win plurality of votes nationwide via predicate surface "constitutionalRequirement" ⓘ
1979 Nigerian presidential election candidate must win at least one-quarter of votes in at least two-thirds of Nigerian states via predicate surface "constitutionalRequirement" ⓘ
King's Representative in Niue ensuring Niue has a government via predicate surface "constitutionalFunctions" ⓘ
King's Representative in Niue acting on advice of Niue ministers via predicate surface "constitutionalFunctions" ⓘ
Article 177 of the Constitution of Pakistan judicial branch via predicate surface "constitutionalBranch" ⓘ
Article 239B to enable immediate law-making for Union territories in urgent situations via predicate surface "constitutionalPurpose" ⓘ