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
Jawaharlal Nehru Minister of External Affairs of India
Jawaharlal Nehru Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Prince Charles Prince of Wales
Prince Charles Duke of Cornwall
Prince Charles Duke of Rothesay
Prince Charles British monarch
surface form: King of the United Kingdom
Amartya Sen Trinity College, Cambridge
surface form: Master of Trinity College, Cambridge
Amartya Sen Professor of Economics and Philosophy at Harvard University
Michael Strahan defensive end via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Michael Strahan NFL single-season sacks record (22.5) via predicate surface "holdsRecord"
Big Blue John Mara via predicate surface "president"
B. F. Skinner (born Burrhus Frederic Skinner)
surface form: B. F. Skinner
professor of psychology
Karen Armstrong nun
Mary Baker Eddy leader of the Church of Christ, Scientist
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia
surface form: Nicholas II of Russia
Emperor of All the Russias
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia
surface form: Nicholas II of Russia
King of Poland
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia
surface form: Nicholas II of Russia
Grand Duke of Finland
Prince George of Denmark Lord High Admiral of England
Prince George of Denmark Generalissimo of the English forces
Prince George of Denmark Warden of the Cinque Ports
Prince George of Denmark Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter
surface form: Knight of the Garter
Philip V of Spain Philip V of Spain self-linksurface differs
surface form: King of Spain
Philip V of Spain Philippe, Duke of Anjou
surface form: Duke of Anjou
Hancock
surface form: John Hancock
President of the Second Continental Congress
Hancock
surface form: John Hancock
Governor of Massachusetts
Governor of Guam Lou Leon Guerrero via predicate surface "positionHeldBy"
Supreme Court of Guam Chief Justice of Guam via predicate surface "hasPosition"
Supreme Court of Guam Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Guam via predicate surface "hasPosition"
First Government Junta of Chile Mateo de Toro y Zambrano via predicate surface "president"
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development via predicate surface "hasPosition"
Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970 Richard Nixon via predicate surface "president"
Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor at Harvard University senior faculty position via predicate surface "positionLevel"
Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor at Harvard University faculty member via predicate surface "holderRole"
Duke of Albany Duke of Albany via predicate surface "heldBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany
Duke of Albany Duke of Albany via predicate surface "heldBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany
Duke of Albany Duke of Albany via predicate surface "heldBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: John Stewart, Duke of Albany
Duke of Albany Duke of Albany via predicate surface "heldBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: James Stuart, Duke of Albany
Duke of Albany Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany via predicate surface "heldBy"
Duke of Albany Charles Edward, Duke of Albany via predicate surface "heldBy"
George Cockburn First Sea Lord
George Cockburn Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
George Cockburn Admiral of the Fleet
King of Norway Harald V of Norway via predicate surface "currentHolder"
Sylvia Nasar Knight Professor of Business Journalism
Association of Southeast Asian Nations Secretary-General of ASEAN via predicate surface "leaderTitle"
PWA
surface form: Public Works Administration
Harold L. Ickes via predicate surface "positionHeldBy"
Chicago Fire
surface form: Chicago Fire FC
Ishwara Glassman Chrein via predicate surface "president"
Steve Nicol defender via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Steve Nicol full-back via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Steve Nicol midfielder via predicate surface "positionPlayed"