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
Lord Stanley of Preston Secretary of State for the Colonies
William Dean Howells editor of The Atlantic Monthly
William Dean Howells assistant editor of The Atlantic Monthly
William Dean Howells contributing editor at Harper's Magazine
Philippine Independent Church Obispo Máximo via predicate surface "leaderTitle"
Muammar Gaddafi de facto leader of Libya
Muammar Gaddafi Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council of Libya
Muammar Gaddafi Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution
Muammar Gaddafi Secretary-General of the General People's Congress of Libya
Muammar Gaddafi Chairperson of the African Union
Government of Moscow Mayor of Moscow via predicate surface "leaderTitle"
Maksim Gorky chairman of the Union of Soviet Writers
Chinese Communist Party General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party via predicate surface "leaderTitle"
Chairman of the Central Military Commission Xi Jinping via predicate surface "currentHolder"
Town of Vienna, Virginia Mayor via predicate surface "leaderTitle"
Town of Vienna, Virginia Town Manager via predicate surface "leaderTitle"
Pitt Prime Minister of Great Britain via predicate surface "associatedWithOfficeHolder"
The Duke of Grafton (de facto), The Marquess of Rockingham (de jure predecessor in office sequence)
surface form: Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
Prime Minister of Great Britain
The Duke of Grafton (de facto), The Marquess of Rockingham (de jure predecessor in office sequence)
surface form: Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
First Lord of the Treasury
The Duke of Grafton (de facto), The Marquess of Rockingham (de jure predecessor in office sequence)
surface form: Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
Secretary of State for the Northern Department
The Duke of Grafton (de facto), The Marquess of Rockingham (de jure predecessor in office sequence)
surface form: Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
Lord Privy Seal
The Duke of Grafton (de facto), The Marquess of Rockingham (de jure predecessor in office sequence)
surface form: Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
Lord Chamberlain
Thomas Pitt (grandfather, Governor of Madras)
surface form: Thomas Pitt
Governor of Madras
Thomas Pitt (grandfather, Governor of Madras)
surface form: Thomas Pitt
Thomas Pitt (grandfather, Governor of Madras) self-linksurface differs
surface form: President of Fort St. George
Thomas Pitt (grandfather, Governor of Madras)
surface form: Thomas Pitt
Member of Parliament for Old Sarum
Thomas Pitt (grandfather, Governor of Madras)
surface form: Thomas Pitt
Member of Parliament for Salisbury
Thomas Pitt (grandfather, Governor of Madras)
surface form: Thomas Pitt
Member of Parliament for Okehampton
James Russell Lowell Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University
James Russell Lowell Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University
James Russell Lowell United States Minister to Spain
James Russell Lowell United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom
surface form: United States Minister to the United Kingdom
World Customs Organization Secretary General via predicate surface "leaderTitle"
David Hilbert professor at University of Göttingen
Yasser Arafat Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasser Arafat President of the Palestinian National Authority
Yasser Arafat Chairman of Fatah
Yasser Arafat President of the State of Palestine
Lawrence Lessig professor at Harvard Law School
NVIDIA Corporation Jensen Huang – President
NVIDIA Corporation Jensen Huang
surface form: Jensen Huang – Co-founder
The Lord Sainsbury of Turville Chairman of J Sainsbury plc
The Lord Sainsbury of Turville Finance Director of J Sainsbury plc
The Lord Sainsbury of Turville Minister of State for Science and Innovation
The Lord Sainsbury of Turville Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science and Innovation
The Lord Sainsbury of Turville Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
The Lord Sainsbury of Turville Member of the House of Lords
Fannie Farmer principal of the Boston Cooking School
Dorothea Dix Superintendent of Army Nurses for the Union Army
Prince George, Duke of Kent Prince George, Duke of Kent self-linksurface differs
surface form: Duke of Kent
Apostle Peter leader of the Twelve Apostles