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
Gabriele D'Annunzio leader of the Italian Regency of Carnaro
Gabriel Narutowicz President of Poland
Gabriel Narutowicz Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland
Gabriel Narutowicz Minister of Public Works of Poland
Mayor of Toronto
surface form: Olivia Chow
Mayor of Toronto
Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice via predicate surface "hasPosition"
surface form: Chief Justice of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada via predicate surface "hasPosition"
Assistant United States Attorneys
surface form: Assistant United States Attorney
career civil service position via predicate surface "positionType"
British American Tobacco Tadeu Marroco, Chief Executive Officer
British American Tobacco Luc Jobin, Chairman
Jenny Durkan Mayor of Seattle
Jenny Durkan United States Attorneys
surface form: United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington
Ludwig Boltzmann professor of mathematical physics
Ludwig Boltzmann professor of theoretical physics
NAACP President and CEO: Derrick Johnson
Joe Theismann quarterback via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
John Carlson defenceman via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Brooke Astor president of the Vincent Astor Foundation
William Newsom judge of the California Court of Appeal
William Newsom San Francisco attorney
Governor of Massachusetts Maura Healey via predicate surface "positionHeldBy"
Great Point Light northern tip of Nantucket Island via predicate surface "position"
Sakai Mayor via predicate surface "leaderTitle"
Peng Dehuai Minister of National Defense of the People's Republic of China
Peng Dehuai Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
Peng Dehuai Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission
Peng Dehuai Chief Commander of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army
Eric Trump Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization
Woodes Rogers Royal Governor of the Bahamas
Woodes Rogers Governor of the Bahama Islands
Lancelot "Capability" Brown Chief gardener at Stowe
Edward Heath Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Edward Heath Leader of the Conservative Party (UK)
Edward Heath Leader of the Opposition (UK)
surface form: Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)
Edward Heath Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Edward Heath Lord Privy Seal
Edward Heath Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development
Edward Heath President of the Board of Trade
Edward Heath Chief Whip of the Conservative Party
Edward Heath Member of Parliament for Bexley
Edward Heath Member of Parliament for Old Bexley and Sidcup
Christiaan de Wet Boer forces
surface form: Commandant-General of the Orange Free State forces
Christiaan de Wet member of the Orange Free State Volksraad
Christiaan de Wet Senator in the Union of South Africa
Swedish Academy permanent secretary via predicate surface "hasPosition"
Angela Dorothea Kasner Chancellor of Germany
Angela Dorothea Kasner Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
Angela Dorothea Kasner Leader of the Christian Democratic Union
Angela Dorothea Kasner Leader of the Opposition in the Bundestag
Olaf Scholz Chancellor of Germany