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
Don Garber CEO of Soccer United Marketing
Maurice of Nassau Maurice of Nassau self-linksurface differs
surface form: Stadtholder of Holland
Maurice of Nassau Stadtholder of Zeeland
Maurice of Nassau Stadtholder of Utrecht
Maurice of Nassau Stadtholder of Gelderland
Maurice of Nassau Stadtholder of Overijssel
Maurice of Nassau Stadtholder of Drenthe
Maurice of Nassau Captain-General of the Dutch States Army
Maurice of Nassau Admiral-General of the Dutch Republic
William II of the Netherlands King of the Netherlands
William II of the Netherlands Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
surface form: Grand Duke of Luxembourg
William II of the Netherlands Duke of Limburg
William II of the Netherlands Prince of Orange
Charles II of Spain King of Spain
Charles II of Spain King of Naples
Charles II of Spain King of Sicily
Charles II of Spain Duke of Milan
Charles II of Spain Sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands
Charles II of Spain Kingdom of Sardinia
surface form: King of Sardinia
Semarang Mayor of Semarang via predicate surface "leaderTitle"
Kathleen Courtney Governor of New York
Kathleen Courtney Lieutenant Governor of New York
Kathleen Courtney U.S. Representative for New York's 26th congressional district
Kathleen Courtney Erie County Clerk
Desmond Tutu Archbishop of Cape Town
Desmond Tutu Bishop of Johannesburg
Desmond Tutu Dean of St Mary’s Cathedral, Johannesburg
Desmond Tutu General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches
Desmond Tutu Chancellor of the University of the Western Cape
Desmond Tutu Honorary Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town
Irene Khan Secretary-General of Amnesty International
Hans Blix Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden
Hans Blix Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency
Hans Blix Executive Chairman of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission
Hans Blix Head of the Swedish delegation to the Conference on Disarmament
Hans Blix Chairman of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission
William T. Sampson Rear Admiral, United States Navy
Caligula Roman emperor
Felipe de Neve Governor of California
surface form: Governor of the Californias
Felipe de Neve Governor of Las Californias
David Cameron Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
David Cameron Leader of the Conservative Party (UK)
David Cameron Leader of the Opposition (UK)
David Cameron Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
David Cameron Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
surface form: Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
Edward III of England King of England
Edward III of England Duke of Aquitaine
Edward III of England Lord of Ireland
Diana Churchill member of the Women's Royal Naval Service
Angela
surface form: Angela Merkel
Chancellor of Germany