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 |
| endorsed | 20 |
| approve | 10 |
| adopt | 5 |
| passesWith | 3 |
| couldApprove | 2 |
| accreditsOrApproves | 1 |
| aprueba | 1 |
| assentsTo | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Board of Trustees | key institutional policies of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston ⓘ |
| General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland | church-wide regulations ⓘ |
| Stockton City Council | city contracts via predicate surface "canApprove" ⓘ |
|
Chamber of Deputies
surface form:
Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay
|
international treaties via predicate surface "canApprove" ⓘ |
| Board of Supervisors | major county contracts ⓘ |
| Board of Supervisors | capital improvement plans ⓘ |
| Board of Supervisors | countywide policies and procedures ⓘ |
| National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam | political report of the Central Committee ⓘ |
| National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam | report on implementation of socio-economic development strategy ⓘ |
| National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam | five-year socio-economic development plan ⓘ |
| Board of Trustees of Wesleyan University | annual operating budget of Wesleyan University ⓘ |
| Board of Trustees of Wesleyan University | major changes in academic programs at Wesleyan University ⓘ |
| Board of Trustees of Wesleyan University | major changes in tuition and fees at Wesleyan University ⓘ |
| Congress of Jalisco | state budget of Jalisco via predicate surface "canApprove" ⓘ |
|
Board of Governors
surface form:
Board of Governors of the African Development Bank
|
capital increases of the African Development Bank ⓘ |
|
Board of Governors
surface form:
Board of Governors of the African Development Bank
|
admission of new member countries to the African Development Bank ⓘ |
|
Board of Governors
surface form:
Board of Governors of the African Development Bank
|
amendments to the Agreement Establishing the African Development Bank ⓘ |
|
Treaty of Vienna (Final Act of the Congress of Vienna)
surface form:
Treaty of Vienna (1815)
|
Sweden–Norway union
via predicate surface "confirms"
ⓘ
surface form:
union of Sweden and Norway
|
| UCL Council | overall strategy of University College London ⓘ |
| UCL Council | annual budget of University College London ⓘ |
| UCL Council | major capital projects at University College London ⓘ |
| UCL Council | key institutional policies of University College London ⓘ |
|
Board of Trustees
surface form:
Board of Trustees of the University of Southern California
|
annual budget of the University of Southern California ⓘ |
|
Board of Trustees
surface form:
Board of Trustees of the University of Southern California
|
major university policies of the University of Southern California ⓘ |
| People’s Assembly of Karachay-Cherkessia | regional budget of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic via predicate surface "canApprove" ⓘ |
|
Academic Council
surface form:
Academic Council of Assam University
|
new academic programs of Assam University ⓘ |
|
Academic Council
surface form:
Academic Council of Assam University
|
modifications to existing academic programs of Assam University ⓘ |
| Guelph City Council | municipal budget via predicate surface "canApprove" ⓘ |
| Guelph City Council | development applications via predicate surface "canApprove" ⓘ |
| Council of Imperial College London | Imperial College London’s strategic plan ⓘ |
| Council of Imperial College London | Imperial College London’s annual financial statements ⓘ |
| RB | new experimental proposals at CERN ⓘ |
| RB | major upgrades to existing CERN experiments ⓘ |
| Ständerat | federal laws ⓘ |
| Ständerat | federal budget ⓘ |
| AU Assembly | Strategic decisions and policies of the African Union ⓘ |
| Congress of Nuevo León | state taxes within its competence via predicate surface "canApprove" ⓘ |
| National Parliament of East Timor | government program ⓘ |
| FIFA Council | FIFA competition formats ⓘ |
| FIFA Council | international match calendar ⓘ |
| FIFA Council | host countries for FIFA tournaments (on recommendation or subject to Congress decisions) ⓘ |
| FSB Plenary | FSB work programme ⓘ |
| FSB Plenary | FSB budget ⓘ |
| FSB Plenary | establishment of FSB committees and working groups ⓘ |
| UEFA Congress | UEFA annual report ⓘ |
| UEFA Congress | UEFA financial report ⓘ |
| UEFA Congress | UEFA budget ⓘ |
| Maronite Synod of Bishops | particular law of the Maronite Church ⓘ |
| Maronite Synod of Bishops | liturgical norms for the Maronite Church ⓘ |
|
University Court
surface form:
University Court (University of Edinburgh)
|
University of Edinburgh ordinances and regulations ⓘ |