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

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

Sample triples (162,264)

Subject Object
Benito Mussolini Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy
Benito Mussolini Minister of the Interior of Italy
Benito Mussolini Minister of War of Italy
Benito Mussolini head of the Italian Social Republic
Communist Party of the Soviet Union General Secretary of the Central Committee via predicate surface "leaderTitle"
Mao Zedong Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party
Mao Zedong Chairman of the Central People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China
Mao Zedong Chairman of the People’s Republic of China
Mao Zedong Chairman of the Central Military Commission
Samuel Parris minister of Salem Village
Henry A. Wallace Vice President of the United States
Henry A. Wallace United States Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace Secretary of Commerce of the United States
surface form: United States Secretary of Commerce
Thomas Jefferson 3rd President of the United States
Thomas Jefferson 2nd Vice President of the United States
Thomas Jefferson 1st United States Secretary of State
Thomas Jefferson Governor of Virginia
Thomas Jefferson United States Ambassador to France
surface form: United States Minister to France
Thomas Jefferson Member of the Continental Congress
Thomas Jefferson Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses
Thomas Jefferson Rector of the University of Virginia
Charles Curtis Vice President of the United States
Charles Curtis President pro tempore of the United States Senate
Charles Curtis United States Senator from Kansas
Charles Curtis Member of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas
London, England
surface form: London
Mayor of London via predicate surface "leaderTitle"
Liberal Party (UK) centre to centre-left via predicate surface "position"
Richard Nixon 37th president of the United States
Richard Nixon 36th vice president of the United States
Richard Nixon United States senator from California
Richard Nixon United States representative from California
Second Continental Congress John Hancock via predicate surface "president"
Second Continental Congress Henry Laurens via predicate surface "president"
Second Continental Congress John Jay via predicate surface "president"
Second Continental Congress Samuel Huntington via predicate surface "president"
Second Continental Congress Thomas McKean via predicate surface "president"
Second Continental Congress John Hanson via predicate surface "president"
George II of Great Britain King of Great Britain
George II of Great Britain King of Ireland
George II of Great Britain Elector of Hanover
William Pitt the Elder Prime Minister of Great Britain
William Pitt the Elder Leader of the House of Commons
William Pitt the Elder Paymaster of the Forces
William Pitt the Elder Secretary of State for the Southern Department
William Pitt the Elder Lord Privy Seal
Eastman Johnson co-founder of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Max Hollein Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Max Hollein Chief Executive Officer of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Max Hollein Director of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Max Hollein Director of the Städel Museum