purpose

P79
predicate

Indicates that one entity exists, is done, or is used in order to achieve, support, or serve the goal, function, or intended outcome of another entity.

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All labels observed (153)

Label Occurrences
purpose canonical 111,382
aimsTo 48,893
hasPurpose 18,706

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: purpose
Generated description
Indicates that one entity exists, is done, or is used in order to achieve, support, or serve the goal, function, or intended outcome of another entity.

Sample triples (249,872)

Subject Object
American Society of Magazine Editors represent magazine editors ⓘ
American Society of Magazine Editors represent magazine journalists ⓘ
TFTP simplicity via predicate surface "designGoal" ⓘ
TFTP low overhead via predicate surface "designGoal" ⓘ
Public Technical Identifiers operation of the IANA functions ⓘ
Public Technical Identifiers support of the global Internet’s unique identifier systems ⓘ
Governmental Advisory Committee to provide advice to ICANN on public policy issues ⓘ
Governmental Advisory Committee to represent governmental and intergovernmental interests in ICANN processes ⓘ
Governmental Advisory Committee to advise on issues where ICANN policies may interact with national laws or international agreements ⓘ
Governmental Advisory Committee to ensure that ICANN considers public policy aspects of the domain name system ⓘ
Country Code Names Supporting Organization to develop and recommend global policies relating to country-code top-level domains ⓘ
Country Code Names Supporting Organization to represent and coordinate the interests of ccTLD managers ⓘ
Security and Stability Advisory Committee to advise the ICANN community and Board on matters relating to the security and integrity of the Internet’s naming and address allocation systems ⓘ
Security and Stability Advisory Committee to provide guidance on the security and stability of the global domain name system ⓘ
Security and Stability Advisory Committee to analyze threats and risks to the DNS and Internet addressing systems ⓘ
Security and Stability Advisory Committee to recommend best practices for DNS and Internet infrastructure operators ⓘ
CEST to extend evening daylight during summer months ⓘ
IRTPA intelligence community reform via predicate surface "primaryPurpose" ⓘ
IRTPA counterterrorism reform via predicate surface "primaryPurpose" ⓘ
IRTPA homeland security reform via predicate surface "primaryPurpose" ⓘ
IRTPA improve detection of terrorist threats via predicate surface "aimedTo" ⓘ
IRTPA improve prevention of terrorist attacks via predicate surface "aimedTo" ⓘ
Title II—Federal Bureau of Investigation to restructure the FBI for national security missions ⓘ
Title II—Federal Bureau of Investigation to enhance FBI counterterrorism capabilities ⓘ
Title II—Federal Bureau of Investigation to improve FBI intelligence collection and analysis ⓘ
Title II—Federal Bureau of Investigation to strengthen oversight of FBI national security activities ⓘ
Title II—Federal Bureau of Investigation to clarify and adjust FBI authorities in national security investigations ⓘ
Title IX—National Intelligence Academy to establish provisions for creating a national intelligence academy ⓘ
Title IX—National Intelligence Academy to support the training and professionalization of U.S. intelligence personnel ⓘ
Title IX—National Intelligence Academy to improve the skills and capabilities of intelligence professionals via predicate surface "objective" ⓘ
Title IX—National Intelligence Academy to promote standardized training across the intelligence community via predicate surface "objective" ⓘ
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to ensure that efforts to protect the nation from terrorism are balanced with the need to protect privacy and civil liberties ⓘ
FBI Office of the Chief Information Officer intelligence data services to manage information technology capabilities for the FBI ⓘ
FBI Office of the Chief Information Officer intelligence data services to deliver data capabilities for FBI intelligence missions ⓘ
FBI Office of the Chief Information Officer intelligence data services to deliver data capabilities for FBI investigative missions ⓘ
Attorney General Guidelines for Domestic FBI Operations to regulate domestic FBI investigations and intelligence activities ⓘ
Attorney General Guidelines for Domestic FBI Operations to protect civil liberties and constitutional rights ⓘ
Attorney General Guidelines for Domestic FBI Operations to provide uniform standards for FBI domestic operations ⓘ
Attorney General Guidelines for Domestic FBI Operations to ensure compliance with the U.S. Constitution and federal law ⓘ
National Security Strategy of the United States outline overarching U.S. national security priorities ⓘ
National Security Strategy of the United States provide strategic guidance for U.S. government agencies ⓘ
National Security Strategy of the United States communicate U.S. national security approach to domestic and international audiences ⓘ
United States National Recording Registry preservation of sound recordings ⓘ
United States National Recording Registry recognition of culturally significant recordings ⓘ
United States National Recording Registry recognition of historically significant recordings ⓘ
United States National Recording Registry recognition of aesthetically significant recordings ⓘ
Poor People’s Campaign economic justice via predicate surface "hasPurpose" ⓘ
Poor People’s Campaign anti-poverty measures via predicate surface "hasPurpose" ⓘ
Poor People’s Campaign address economic inequality in the United States via predicate surface "hasPurpose" ⓘ
Poor People’s Campaign secure federal legislation to reduce poverty via predicate surface "hasPurpose" ⓘ