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
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Regent of Finland via predicate surface "officeHeld"
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Chairman of the Defence Council of Finland via predicate surface "officeHeld"
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim President of Finland
surface form: Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish Defence Forces
President of the Massachusetts Senate Massachusetts Senate via predicate surface "positionInOrganization"
Hal Steinbrenner managing general partner of the New York Yankees
Hal Steinbrenner chairman of the New York Yankees
NYK
surface form: New York Knicks
Leon Rose via predicate surface "president"
First Lord of the Treasury Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom via predicate surface "isOftenHeldBy"
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Horace Walpole Member of Parliament for Callington
Horace Walpole Member of Parliament for Castle Rising
Horace Walpole Member of Parliament for King's Lynn
the "Volcker shock" in U.S. monetary policy
surface form: Volcker shock
Chair of the Federal Reserve via predicate surface "positionOfLeader"
Carl Yastrzemski left fielder via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Carl Yastrzemski first baseman via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Carl Yastrzemski designated hitter via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Wally the Green Monster left field wall mascot via predicate surface "position"
Super Bowl XXXVIII quarterback via predicate surface "MVPPosition"
Tom Brady quarterback via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Doc Rivers point guard via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Rich Gotham president of the Boston Celtics
Revs Brian Bilello via predicate surface "president"
United Nations Secretariat Secretary-General of the United Nations via predicate surface "leaderTitle"
surface form: Secretary-General
establishment of the First Bank of the United States Secretary of the Treasury via predicate surface "officeHeldByProposer"
surface form: Secretary of the Treasury of the United States
NHL All-Star Game 1993
surface form: 1993 NHL All-Star Game
right wing via predicate surface "MVPPosition"
Washington Mystics Sheila Johnson via predicate surface "president"
Columbia University (did not graduate)
surface form: Washington Irving
U.S. ambassadors
surface form: U.S. Minister to Spain
Henry Bessemer Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
surface form: Fellow of the Royal Society
seismologist Harry Fielding Reid
surface form: Harry Fielding Reid
professor of geology at Johns Hopkins University
Stuffy
surface form: Hugh Dowding
Air Chief Marshal
Stuffy
surface form: Hugh Dowding
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Fighter Command
Martin Luther (diplomat) Undersecretary of State in the German Foreign Office
Martin Luther (diplomat) head of Department D of the German Foreign Office
Erich Neumann state secretary in the Office of the Four Year Plan
Erich Neumann official in the Office of the Plenipotentiary for the Four Year Plan
Sophia of the Palatinate Electress of Hanover
Sophia of the Palatinate Sophia of the Palatinate self-linksurface differs
surface form: Princess of the Palatinate
Arch-treasurer of the Holy Roman Empire Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire via predicate surface "heldBy"
surface form: Elector of Brandenburg
Arch-treasurer of the Holy Roman Empire Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg via predicate surface "heldBy"
surface form: Elector of Hanover
Arch-treasurer of the Holy Roman Empire Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire via predicate surface "heldBy"
surface form: Elector of Saxony
Robert Clive Governor of Bengal
Robert Clive Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Bengal
Robert Clive Member of Parliament of Great Britain
Jacques-Louis David Deputy to the National Convention
Jacques-Louis David Official court painter to Napoleon
Mark Rutte Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Mark Rutte Minister of General Affairs of the Netherlands
Mark Rutte Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Mark Rutte Parliamentary leader of the VVD in the House of Representatives
Mark Rutte State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment
Mark Rutte State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science