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
Vladimir Putin President of Russia (second term 2004–2008) via predicate surface "officeHeld"
Vladimir Putin Prime Minister of Russia (1999–2000) via predicate surface "officeHeld"
Vladimir Putin Prime Minister of Russia (2008–2012) via predicate surface "officeHeld"
Vladimir Putin President of Russia (2012–2018) via predicate surface "officeHeld"
Vladimir Putin President of Russia (2018–2024) via predicate surface "officeHeld"
Vladimir Putin Vladimir Putin via predicate surface "officeHeld" self-linksurface differs
surface form: President of Russia (term beginning 2024)
Anthony S. Fauci Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Anthony S. Fauci Chief Medical Advisor to the President of the United States
George W. Thorn physician-in-chief at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
George W. Thorn professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School
Ann Druyan CEO of Cosmos Studios
Neil deGrasse Tyson Steven Soter
surface form: Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium
George H. W. Bush 41st President of the United States
George H. W. Bush 43rd Vice President of the United States
George H. W. Bush Director of Central Intelligence
George H. W. Bush U.S. Representative from Texas
George H. W. Bush United States Ambassador to the United Nations (Cabinet-level)
surface form: United States Ambassador to the United Nations
George H. W. Bush Chief of the U.S. Liaison Office in China
Chris Sununu Governor of New Hampshire
Eleanor
surface form: Eleanor Roosevelt
First Lady of the United States
Murray Gell-Mann professor of physics at Caltech
Murray Gell-Mann Distinguished Fellow at the Santa Fe Institute
John Carver Governor of Plymouth Colony
2013 World Series designated hitter via predicate surface "MVPPosition"
2013 World Series first baseman via predicate surface "MVPPosition"
Pedro Martínez starting pitcher via predicate surface "position"
Alex Cora infielder via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Alex Cora shortstop via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Alex Cora second baseman via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Super Bowl XLIX quarterback via predicate surface "MVPPosition"
Wes Welker wide receiver via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Wes Welker return specialist via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Wes Welker slot receiver via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
John Havlicek shooting guard via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
John Havlicek small forward via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Sam Jones shooting guard via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Rajon Rondo point guard via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Albert J. Myer Chief Signal Officer of the U.S. Army
Albert J. Myer founder of the U.S. Army Signal Corps
William Penn Proprietor of the Province of Pennsylvania via predicate surface "heldPosition"
William Penn Governor of Pennsylvania via predicate surface "heldPosition"
Philadelphia Eagles Don Smolenski via predicate surface "president"
House of Councillors upper chamber via predicate surface "positionInLegislature"
Cabinet of Japan Prime Minister via predicate surface "leaderTitle"
National Party (South Africa) right-wing via predicate surface "position"
LinkedIn Ryan Roslansky – Chief Executive Officer
LinkedIn Jeff Weiner
surface form: Jeff Weiner – former Chief Executive Officer
UEFA Aleksander Čeferin via predicate surface "president"
Pep Guardiola defensive midfielder via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Office of the United States Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Office of the United States Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator via predicate surface "hasPosition" self-linksurface differs
surface form: United States Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator