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
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin Lord Warden of the Stannaries
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin Governor of Scilly
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin First Lord of the Treasury of Great Britain
Earl of Orford
surface form: Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Earl of Orford
surface form: Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford
First Lord of the Treasury
Earl of Orford
surface form: Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Earl of Orford
surface form: Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford
Leader of the House of Commons
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough Captain-General of the Forces via predicate surface "officeHeld"
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough Master-General of the Ordnance via predicate surface "officeHeld"
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough Prince of Mindelheim via predicate surface "officeHeld"
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter via predicate surface "officeHeld"
surface form: Knight of the Garter
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria Elector of Bavaria
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria Duke of Bavaria
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria Governor of the Spanish Netherlands
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria Field Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire
Bardeen
surface form: John Bardeen
professor of electrical engineering
Bardeen
surface form: John Bardeen
professor of physics
United States Department of Health and Human Services United States Secretary of Health and Human Services via predicate surface "position"
Homeland Security Act of 2002 George W. Bush via predicate surface "president"
William Tudor co-founder of the North American Review
William Tudor editor of the North American Review
Edward, son of Malcolm III and Margaret heir apparent to the Scottish throne via predicate surface "position"
American Federation of Labor president via predicate surface "leaderTitle"
impeachment of Andrew Johnson 17th president of the United States via predicate surface "positionHeldBySubject"
California constitutional convention of 1849 (as law‑making body for U.S. statehood)
surface form: California constitutional convention of 1849
Robert Semple via predicate surface "president"
Los Angeles deputy district attorney line prosecutor via predicate surface "positionInOrganization"
Hanoi Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee via predicate surface "leaderTitle"
Hanoi Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee via predicate surface "leaderTitle"
John Calvin pastor in Geneva
John Calvin leader of the Reformed Church in Geneva
Kraft
surface form: Robert Kraft
owner of the New England Patriots
Russell
surface form: Bill Russell
center via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Charles I of Spain King of Spain
Charles I of Spain King of Castile
Charles I of Spain King of Aragon
Charles I of Spain King of Naples
Charles I of Spain Roger II of Sicily
surface form: King of Sicily
Charles I of Spain Duke of Burgundy
Charles I of Spain Archduke of Austria
Charles I of Spain Lord of the Netherlands
Charles I of Spain Holy Roman Emperor
Stonewall Jackson Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy at Virginia Military Institute
Stonewall Jackson Artillery instructor at Virginia Military Institute
United States Housing Act of 1937 President Franklin D. Roosevelt via predicate surface "president"
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Isabel Wilkerson Chicago bureau chief of The New York Times
James Randi founder of the James Randi Educational Foundation