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
London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail
surface form: British Railways
London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail
surface form: British Railways London Midland Region
London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail
surface form: British Railways Scottish Region
London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways Western Region
Bulgarian Communist Party Bulgarian Socialist Party
Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms American Declaration of Independence via predicate surface "followedBy"
surface form: United States Declaration of Independence
Operation Overlord Operation Cobra via predicate surface "followedBy"
Irish Free State Ireland via predicate surface "followedBy"
Irish Free State Ireland via predicate surface "followedBy"
surface form: Republic of Ireland
Hideki Tojo Koiso Kuniaki via predicate surface "succeededBy"
surface form: Kuniaki Koiso
Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British Parliament via predicate surface "followedBy"
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Heinkel He 177 Heinkel He 177 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Heinkel He 277
Battle of the Eastern Solomons Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands via predicate surface "followedBy"
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Jamestown Exposition via predicate surface "followedBy"
The Mathematical Analysis of Logic An Investigation of the Laws of Thought via predicate surface "followedBy"
Singhasari Kingdom Majapahit Empire via predicate surface "followedBy"
National League of Cities v. Usery Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority via predicate surface "followedBy"
115th United States Congress 116th United States Congress via predicate surface "followedBy"
Royal Romanian Air Force Romanian Air Force
Expo 67 Expo ’70 via predicate surface "followedBy"
surface form: Expo 70 (Osaka)
2008 United States presidential election 2012 United States presidential election via predicate surface "followedBy"
Public Works of Art Project Section of Painting and Sculpture via predicate surface "followedBy"
Public Works of Art Project Federal Art Project via predicate surface "followedBy"
surface form: Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project
Victorian architecture Edwardian architecture via predicate surface "followedBy"
Late Antiquity Middle Ages via predicate surface "followedBy"
Illyricum Dalmatia
surface form: Dalmatia (Roman province)
Illyricum Pannonia
surface form: Pannonia (Roman province)
Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico establishment of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico via predicate surface "followedBy"
Frederick Philipse I Frederick Philipse II
Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II self-linksurface differs
surface form: Royal Family Order of Charles III
Siege of Prague (1757) Battle of Kolín via predicate surface "followedBy"
Soviet–Afghan War Afghan Civil War via predicate surface "followedBy"
surface form: Afghan Civil War (1989–1992)
Battle of the Yellow Sea Battle of Tsushima via predicate surface "followedBy"
Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Oldsmobile Aurora
Napoleon II Napoleon I (as heir) via predicate surface "succeeded"
Napoleon II Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte
surface form: Napoleon III (as Bonapartist claimant)
Lend-Lease program postwar settlement agreements on Lend-Lease debts via predicate surface "followedBy"
Aurangzeb Bahadur Shah I
Legislative Council of New South Wales (unicameral) bicameral system in New South Wales via predicate surface "followedBy"
Legislative Council of New South Wales (unicameral) Legislative Council of New South Wales (unicameral) via predicate surface "hasSuccessor" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Legislative Council of New South Wales
Legislative Council of New South Wales (unicameral) New South Wales Legislative Assembly via predicate surface "hasSuccessor"
surface form: Legislative Assembly of New South Wales
George Allen & Unwin George Allen & Unwin self-linksurface differs
surface form: Allen & Unwin (Australia)
George Allen & Unwin Stanley Unwin
surface form: Unwin Hyman
George Allen & Unwin Routledge & Kegan Paul
surface form: Routledge
Pope Innocent III Pope Honorius III
Second Czechoslovak Republic government Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia authorities via predicate surface "followedBy"
surface form: Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia administration
Second Czechoslovak Republic government Slovak Assembly via predicate surface "followedBy"
surface form: Slovak State government
Italy (1943–1945, co-belligerent with Allies) Kingdom of Italy
surface form: Kingdom of Italy (postwar)
Italy (1943–1945, co-belligerent with Allies) Kingdom of Italy
surface form: Italian Republic
Straits Settlements Volunteer Force Singapore Volunteer Corps via predicate surface "succeededBy"
surface form: Singapore Volunteer Corps (postwar)