successor

P78
predicate

Indicates that one entity directly follows another in an ordered sequence or position.

All labels observed (93)

Label Occurrences
followedBy 32,462
successor canonical 21,060
succeededBy 3,801

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: successor
Generated description
Indicates that one entity directly follows another in an ordered sequence or position.

Sample triples (62,538)

Subject Object
OEM
surface form: Office for Emergency Management
postwar federal emergency management structures via predicate surface "succeededBy"
Standard Theory Standard Theory self-linksurface differs
surface form: Extended Standard Theory
Standard Theory Revised Extended Standard Theory
Standard Theory Lectures on Government and Binding
surface form: Government and Binding Theory
Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission Massachusetts Department of Transportation via predicate surface "followedBy"
surface form: MassDOT Aeronautics Division
Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (as a standalone agency)
surface form: Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles
Massachusetts Department of Transportation via predicate surface "hasSuccessor"
surface form: Massachusetts Department of Transportation Registry of Motor Vehicles Division
Pliocene epoch Pleistocene epoch via predicate surface "followedBy"
Panic of 1873 Panic of 1873 via predicate surface "followedBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Long Depression
Battle of Kursk Soviet Belgorod–Kharkov offensive operation via predicate surface "followedBy"
Battle of Kursk Battle of the Dnieper via predicate surface "followedBy"
Battle of Hong Kong Japanese occupation of Hong Kong via predicate surface "followedBy"
Battle of Narvik Operation Weserübung via predicate surface "followedBy"
surface form: German occupation of Narvik
Battle of Leyte Gulf continued Philippines campaign via predicate surface "followedBy"
Battle of Dunkirk German occupation of Dunkirk via predicate surface "followedBy"
Battle of Dunkirk Battle of Britain via predicate surface "followedBy"
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Rhode Island
surface form: State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Province of South Carolina South Carolina via predicate surface "followedBy"
United States Army Air Forces United States Air Force
Russian Empire Russian Provisional Government via predicate surface "followedBy"
surface form: Russian Republic
Russian Empire Russian SFSR via predicate surface "followedBy"
surface form: Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Russian Empire Soviet Union via predicate surface "followedBy"
John Carver William Bradford via predicate surface "succeededBy"
1916 World Series 1917 World Series via predicate surface "followedBy"
Franco-Dutch War War of the Reunions via predicate surface "followedBy"
Franco-Dutch War Nine Years' War via predicate surface "followedBy"
surface form: Nine Years’ War
Showa era
surface form: Shōwa era
Heisei via predicate surface "successorEra"
surface form: Heisei era
Bigger Love Legend via predicate surface "followedBy"
National Party (South Africa) National Party (South Africa) self-linksurface differs
surface form: New National Party (South Africa)
ADC
surface form: Aid to Dependent Children
Aid to Dependent Children
surface form: Aid to Families with Dependent Children
.NET Framework .NET Core
.NET Framework .NET Core
surface form: .NET (formerly .NET Core)
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway London, Midland and Scottish Railway
St. Mark's (West Gorton) Ardwick A.F.C. via predicate surface "successorClub"
St. Mark's (West Gorton) Manchester City F.C. via predicate surface "successorClub"
Ardwick A.F.C.
surface form: Manchester City F.C.
Ardwick A.F.C. via predicate surface "successorOf" self-linksurface differs
Ardwick A.F.C.
surface form: St. Mark's (West Gorton)
St. Mark's Church football team via predicate surface "successorOf"
MED
surface form: Manhattan Engineer District
United States Atomic Energy Commission
Clinton Engineer Works Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Clinton Engineer Works Oak Ridge, Tennessee
surface form: Oak Ridge city
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table via predicate surface "followedBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Professor at the Breakfast-Table
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table via predicate surface "followedBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Poet at the Breakfast-Table
DHCP BOOTP via predicate surface "successorOf"
HTTP/3 HTTP/2 via predicate surface "successorOf"
Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company IBM
surface form: International Business Machines
Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company IBM
IBM PC IBM PC XT
Eureka Conference Yalta Conference via predicate surface "followedBy"
Eureka Conference Potsdam Conference via predicate surface "followedBy"
General Government Provisional Government of National Unity (Poland) via predicate surface "followedBy"
Superior Court of Judicature Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court via predicate surface "followedBy"