approves

P547
predicate

Indicates that one entity formally accepts, authorizes, or agrees to a proposal, action, or decision made by another entity.

All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
approves canonical 973
canApprove 146
confirms 64

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: approves
Generated description
Indicates that one entity formally accepts, authorizes, or agrees to a proposal, action, or decision made by another entity.

Sample triples (1,226)

Subject Object
Board of Trustees of George Washington University university budget
Board of Trustees of George Washington University major capital projects
Board of Trustees of George Washington University major institutional policies
Polish parliament (Sejm and Senate)
surface form: Polish parliament
Council of Ministers of Poland
Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization financial statements of ICAO
General Assembly
surface form: General Assembly (Commonwealth Games Federation)
strategic direction of the Commonwealth Games movement
General Assembly
surface form: General Assembly (Commonwealth Games Federation)
key constitutional changes of the Commonwealth Games Federation
Board of Directors
surface form: Board of Directors of the Nobel Foundation
overall guidelines for the Nobel Foundation’s asset management
Board of Directors
surface form: Board of Directors of the Nobel Foundation
risk limits for the Nobel Foundation’s investments
Summit of Heads of State or Government SADC strategic plans
Summit of Heads of State or Government admission of new SADC member states
Council of Ministers
surface form: Council of Ministers (SADC)
SADC sectoral and thematic programs
Council of Ministers
surface form: Council of Ministers (SADC)
SADC annual budget
Oregon State University Board of Trustees university budget
Oregon State University Board of Trustees major capital projects
Oregon State University Board of Trustees tuition and fee structures
Boston City Council city operating budget
Boston City Council city capital budget
Bureau International des Expositions candidatures to host World Expos
Bureau International des Expositions themes of World Expos
Oklahoma Senate certain gubernatorial appointments via predicate surface "confirms"
Declaration No. 142-Н of the Soviet of Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States via predicate surface "confirms"
National Assembly of Bulgaria state budget of Bulgaria
University of Chicago Board of Trustees major academic initiatives
University of Chicago Board of Trustees major administrative policies
University of Chicago Board of Trustees annual operating budget
University of Chicago Board of Trustees tuition and fee levels
the Council European Union budget jointly with the European Parliament
United States Senate (for the Comptroller of the Currency)
surface form: United States Senate
nominee for Comptroller of the Currency via predicate surface "confirms"
Board of Governors
surface form: Board of Governors (IMF)
changes in IMF capital and quotas
Board of Governors
surface form: Board of Governors (IMF)
distribution of IMF reserves in certain cases
Registration Authority
surface form: Registration Authority for ISO 20022
updates to ISO 20022 financial messages
Registration Authority
surface form: Registration Authority for ISO 20022
updates to ISO 20022 data dictionary
Registration Authority
surface form: Registration Authority for ISO 20022
new ISO 20022 message definitions
Registration Authority
surface form: Registration Authority for ISO 20022
changes to existing ISO 20022 messages
Board of Governors of the European Investment Bank annual accounts of the European Investment Bank
Board of Governors of the European Investment Bank annual report of the European Investment Bank
Board of Governors of the European Investment Bank annual balance sheet of the European Investment Bank
States of Deliberation of Guernsey annual budget of Guernsey
Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971) special legal status of Berlin via predicate surface "confirms"
Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971) continued Four Power responsibility for Berlin as a whole via predicate surface "confirms"
Legislative Assembly of the Azores regional budget
IOC Session reports from the International Olympic Committee Executive Board
IOC Session reports from the Organising Committees for the Olympic Games
IOC Session reports from National Olympic Committees
IOC Session reports from International Federations
NPC
surface form: National People's Congress
state budget
NPC
surface form: National People's Congress
national economic and social development plans
GCC Supreme Council GCC general policies
GCC Supreme Council GCC strategic plans