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
White House Chief of Staff John H. Sununu via predicate surface "positionHeldBy"
surface form: John Sununu
White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman via predicate surface "positionHeldBy"
surface form: Leon Panetta
White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles via predicate surface "positionHeldBy"
White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card via predicate surface "positionHeldBy"
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel via predicate surface "positionHeldBy"
White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough via predicate surface "positionHeldBy"
White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus via predicate surface "positionHeldBy"
White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly via predicate surface "positionHeldBy"
White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney via predicate surface "positionHeldBy"
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows via predicate surface "positionHeldBy"
White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain via predicate surface "positionHeldBy"
White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients via predicate surface "positionHeldBy"
Federal Reserve Board of Governors Chair via predicate surface "leaderTitle"
Federal Reserve Board of Governors Vice Chair via predicate surface "leaderTitle"
Federal Reserve Board of Governors Vice Chair for Supervision via predicate surface "leaderTitle"
University of California system
surface form: University of California
Michael V. Drake via predicate surface "president"
New York Giants John Mara via predicate surface "president"
Harry
surface form: Harry S. Truman
33rd president of the United States
Harry
surface form: Harry S. Truman
U.S. Senator from Missouri via predicate surface "officeHeld"
Harry
surface form: Harry S. Truman
Vice President of the United States via predicate surface "officeHeld"
Dwight D. Eisenhower 34th President of the United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower Chief of Staff of the Army
surface form: Chief of Staff of the United States Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower President of Columbia University
Dwight D. Eisenhower Supreme Allied Commander Europe
surface form: NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Alfred N. Goldsmith professor of electrical engineering
Alfred N. Goldsmith engineering executive at RCA
Alfred N. Goldsmith president of the Institute of Radio Engineers
Charles Lindbergh technical advisor to Pan American World Airways
Robert Walpole Prime Minister of Great Britain
Robert Walpole First Lord of the Treasury
Robert Walpole Chancellor of the Exchequer
Robert Walpole Leader of the House of Commons
Robert Walpole Paymaster of the Forces
Robert Walpole Treasurer of the Navy
Robert Walpole Secretary of State for War
surface form: Secretary at War
Robert Walpole Member of Parliament
Paul A. Volcker Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Paul A. Volcker Under Secretary for International Affairs
surface form: Under Secretary of the Treasury for Monetary Affairs of the United States
Paul A. Volcker Chairman of the Economic Recovery Advisory Board
Paul A. Volcker President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Paul A. Volcker Chairman of the Volcker Alliance
James Bowdoin Governor of Massachusetts
James Bowdoin President of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress
James Bowdoin President of the Massachusetts Council
John Hancock President of the Second Continental Congress
John Hancock President of the Continental Congress
John Hancock Governor of Massachusetts
John Hancock President of the Congress of the Confederation
Richard Feynman professor of theoretical physics at Caltech