positionHeld

P8
predicate

Indicates that an entity occupies or has occupied a specific role, job, office, or position within an organization or context.

All labels observed (122)

Label Occurrences
positionHeld canonical 129,634
positionPlayed 11,449
position 4,486

Sample triples (162,264)

Subject Object
Vannevar Bush Vice President of Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Vannevar Bush Dean of the School of Engineering at MIT
Vannevar Bush President of the Carnegie Institution of Washington
Vannevar Bush Vannevar Bush self-linksurface differs
surface form: Chairman of the National Defense Research Committee
Vannevar Bush Director of the Office of Scientific Research and Development
Vannevar Bush Vannevar Bush self-linksurface differs
surface form: Chairman of the Joint Research and Development Board
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sally Kornbluth via predicate surface "president"
Andrew Carnegie superintendent of the Pittsburgh Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad
California, United States
surface form: Gavin Newsom
Governor of California
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
32nd president of the United States
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Governor of New York
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York State Senator
Sally Kornbluth president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sally Kornbluth provost of Duke University
Sally Kornbluth president of MIT, 2023 via predicate surface "notablePositionStart"
New York City Mayor of New York City via predicate surface "leaderTitle"
President Harry S. Truman
surface form: Harry S. Truman
33rd President of the United States
President Harry S. Truman
surface form: Harry S. Truman
34th Vice President of the United States
President Harry S. Truman
surface form: Harry S. Truman
United States Senator from Missouri
President Harry S. Truman
surface form: Harry S. Truman
Captain in the United States Army
President Harry S. Truman
surface form: Harry S. Truman
1945-04-12 via predicate surface "tookOffice"
J. C. R. Licklider head of Information Processing Techniques Office at ARPA
J. C. R. Licklider professor at MIT
J. C. R. Licklider vice president at Bolt Beranek and Newman
Herbert Hoover 31st President of the United States
Herbert Hoover Secretary of Commerce of the United States
Herbert Hoover United States Food Administrator
Herbert Hoover Head of the American Relief Administration
William Barton Rogers founding president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
William Barton Rogers professor at the College of William & Mary
William Barton Rogers professor at the University of Virginia
William Barton Rogers state geologist of Virginia
Winston Churchill Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Winston Churchill First Lord of the Admiralty
Winston Churchill Chancellor of the Exchequer
Winston Churchill Home Secretary
Winston Churchill Minister of Munitions
Winston Churchill Secretary of State for War
Winston Churchill Secretary of State for Air
Winston Churchill Leader of the Opposition (UK)
Metropolitan Museum of Art Daniel H. Weiss via predicate surface "president"
Marshall Plan United States Secretary of State via predicate surface "positionOfProposer"
Carl Sagan Professor of Astronomy at Cornell University
Carl Sagan Director of the Laboratory for Planetary Studies at Cornell University
Norman Borlaug distinguished professor at Texas A&M University
J. Erik Jonsson mayor of Dallas
J. Robert Oppenheimer director of the Institute for Advanced Study
J. Robert Oppenheimer professor of physics
Robert McNamara President of Ford Motor Company