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
Azim Premji Managing Director of Wipro
Patrice Motsepe non-executive chairman of Sanlam
Patrice Motsepe president of the Confederation of African Football
Cook County Board of Commissioners Cook County Board of Commissioners via predicate surface "hasPosition" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cook County Board President
Cook County Board of Commissioners Cook County commissioner via predicate surface "hasPosition"
Royal Society University Research Fellowships full-time research position via predicate surface "positionType"
Paulo Coelho UN Messenger of Peace
surface form: United Nations Messenger of Peace
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon deputy in the French Constituent Assembly of 1848
Mary Robinson President of Ireland
Mary Robinson Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
surface form: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Mary Robinson Senator in Seanad Éireann
Mary Robinson Chancellor of the University of Dublin
Mary Robinson Chair of The Elders
Xanana Gusmão President of Timor-Leste
Xanana Gusmão Prime Minister of Timor-Leste
Xanana Gusmão Minister of Defense and Security of Timor-Leste
Xanana Gusmão Commander-in-Chief of FALINTIL
Xanana Gusmão President of the National Council of Timorese Resistance (CNRT)
Naomi Klein Professor of Climate Justice at University of British Columbia
Nicklas Bäckström centre via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Los Angeles City Council Council President via predicate surface "hasPosition"
Los Angeles City Council Council President Pro Tempore via predicate surface "hasPosition"
Los Angeles City Council Assistant President Pro Tempore via predicate surface "hasPosition"
George Westinghouse founder of Westinghouse Electric Company
George Westinghouse founder of Westinghouse Air Brake Company
Gordon E. Moore President of Intel Corporation
Gordon E. Moore Chief Executive Officer of Intel Corporation
Gordon E. Moore Chairman of Intel Corporation
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 20th congressional district
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. Under Secretary of Commerce of the United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. Chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. Under Secretary of Commerce of the United States
surface form: United States Under Secretary of Commerce for Transportation
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. United States delegate to the United Nations
Benjamin Franklin Postmaster General of the United States via predicate surface "heldPosition"
Benjamin Franklin United States Ambassador to France via predicate surface "heldPosition"
Benjamin Franklin President of Pennsylvania via predicate surface "heldPosition"
Al Smith Governor of New York
Al Smith Speaker of the New York State Assembly
Al Smith Member of the New York State Assembly
Al Smith President of the New York City Board of Aldermen
Alfred P. Sloan president of General Motors
Alfred P. Sloan chairman of General Motors
Alfred P. Sloan chief executive of General Motors
Vladimir Putin President of Russia
Vladimir Putin Prime Minister of Russia
Vladimir Putin Acting President of Russia
Vladimir Putin Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation
Vladimir Putin Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union State
Vladimir Putin Chairman of the United Russia party (de facto leader, previously)
Vladimir Putin President of Russia (first term 2000–2004) via predicate surface "officeHeld"