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
Massachusetts House of Representatives Minority Leader via predicate surface "leaderTitle"
Bobby Orr defenceman via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Johnny Bucyk left wing via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
William C. Durant president of General Motors
William C. Durant head of Buick Motor Company
Janice Volcker
surface form: Paul A. Volcker
Chair of the Federal Reserve
Horatio Gates Major General in the Continental Army
Horatio Gates Adjutant General of the Continental Army
Horatio Gates President of the Board of War
Gretchen C. Daily professor at Stanford University
Edward I of England King of England
Edward I of England Lord of Ireland
Edward I of England Duke of Aquitaine
Pope Pope Francis via predicate surface "currentHolder"
Ban Ki-moon Secretary-General of the United Nations
Ban Ki-moon Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of South Korea
Ban Ki-moon President of the United Nations General Assembly
surface form: President of the 56th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
Christina Aguilera coach on The Voice (U.S.)
Mike Rizzo General Manager of the Washington Nationals
Mike Rizzo President of Baseball Operations of the Washington Nationals
Bryce Harper right fielder via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Bryce Harper outfielder via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Bryce Harper first baseman via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Vancouver Mayor of Vancouver via predicate surface "leaderTitle"
Don Maynard wide receiver via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Tiffany Trump First Daughter of the United States
Marc Benioff chairman of Salesforce
Marc Benioff chief executive officer of Salesforce
Marc Benioff vice president at Oracle Corporation
Nelson Mandela President of South Africa
Nelson Mandela Deputy President of the African National Congress
Nelson Mandela President of the African National Congress
Nelson Mandela Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement
Pope John Paul II Pope
Pope John Paul II Pope
surface form: Bishop of Rome
Pope John Paul II Vatican City
surface form: Sovereign of the Vatican City State
Pope John Paul II Metropolitan Archbishop of Kraków
Pope John Paul II Cardinal of the Catholic Church
Barcelona Mayor of Barcelona via predicate surface "leaderTitle"
Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück
Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Konrad Adenauer Chancellor of Germany
surface form: Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
Konrad Adenauer Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany
Konrad Adenauer Mayor of Cologne
Konrad Adenauer President of the Parliamentary Council
Konrad Adenauer President of the Prussian State Council
Willem-Alexander King of the Netherlands
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Director-General of the World Trade Organization
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Finance Minister of Nigeria