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
1936 United States presidential election 1940 United States presidential election via predicate surface "followedBy"
Fifth Party System in United States politics Sixth Party System in United States politics via predicate surface "followedBy"
WIC
surface form: Dutch West India Company
Dutch state administration of its colonies
Pacification of Ghent Union of Brussels via predicate surface "followedBy"
Pacification of Ghent Union of Utrecht via predicate surface "followedBy"
Pacification of Ghent Union of Arras via predicate surface "followedBy"
Short Parliament 1640
surface form: Short Parliament
Long Parliament 1640 via predicate surface "followedBy"
surface form: Long Parliament
Petition to the King Second Continental Congress via predicate surface "followedBy"
Petition to the King Olive Branch Petition via predicate surface "followedBy"
Critique of Pure Reason Critique of Practical Reason via predicate surface "followedBy"
Critique of Pure Reason Critique of the Power of Judgment via predicate surface "followedBy"
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg self-linksurface differs
surface form: Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg self-linksurface differs
surface form: Electorate of Hanover
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kingdom of Hanover
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg self-linksurface differs
surface form: Duchy of Brunswick
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg self-linksurface differs
surface form: Principality of Lüneburg
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg self-linksurface differs
surface form: Principality of Calenberg
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg self-linksurface differs
surface form: Principality of Wolfenbüttel
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg Principality of Grubenhagen
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg Principality of Göttingen
Maratha Empire British India via predicate surface "followedBy"
surface form: British Raj
Maratha Empire Company rule in India via predicate surface "followedBy"
Battle of Lagos Battle of Quiberon Bay via predicate surface "followedBy"
Burma (until 1937) Burma (until 1937) self-linksurface differs
surface form: British Burma (separate colony)
Burma (until 1937) Burma (until 1937) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Burma (1937–1948)
Oudh United Provinces of Agra and Oudh
Oudh United Provinces
Government of India Act 1858 Indian Councils Act 1861 via predicate surface "followedBy"
Constitutional Act 1791 Act of Union 1840
Classical Athens Hellenistic period via predicate surface "followedBy"
surface form: Hellenistic Athens
Westbindung policy mix of Westbindung and Ostpolitik in late 1960s via predicate surface "followedBy"
Helsinki Accords Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe via predicate surface "successorOrganization"
Life, the Universe and Everything So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish via predicate surface "followedBy"
An Essay on the Principle of Population An Essay on the Principle of Population via predicate surface "followedBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: An Essay on the Principle of Population, 2nd edition (1803, greatly expanded)
funeral of Queen Elizabeth II committal service of Elizabeth II via predicate surface "followedBy"
funeral of Queen Elizabeth II private burial of Elizabeth II via predicate surface "followedBy"
MS-DOS Windows 95
MS-DOS Windows NT line
Nokia Devices and Services business Microsoft Mobile via predicate surface "successorOrganization"
British Solomon Islands Protectorate Solomon Islands
British Solomon Islands Protectorate Solomon Islands
surface form: Colony of the Solomon Islands
British Solomon Islands Protectorate Solomon Islands
surface form: Dominion of Solomon Islands
1911 Wuchang Uprising proclamation of the Republic of China via predicate surface "followedBy"
1911 Wuchang Uprising Republic of China via predicate surface "followedBy"
surface form: Nanjing Provisional Government
The Economic Consequences of the Peace A Revision of the Treaty via predicate surface "followedBy"
March on Rome Acerbo Law via predicate surface "followedBy"
March on Rome establishment of one-party fascist state in Italy via predicate surface "followedBy"
Italian Fasces of Combat National Fascist Party via predicate surface "followedBy"
Narkom natsionalnostei People's Commissar for Nationalities via predicate surface "followedBy"
surface form: Soviet nationalities departments
Russian Revolution Russian Civil War via predicate surface "followedBy"