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
Eusebio Lillo member of the Senate of Chile
Eusebio Lillo government minister of Chile
William II, Prince of Orange Stadtholder of Holland
William II, Prince of Orange Stadtholder of Zeeland
William II, Prince of Orange Stadtholder of Utrecht
William II, Prince of Orange Prince of Orange
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands Wilhelmina of the Netherlands self-linksurface differs
surface form: Queen of the Netherlands
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands Duchess of Limburg
Charles IV of Spain King of Spain
Charles IV of Spain King of the Indies
Yasuhiro Nakasone Prime Minister of Japan
Yasuhiro Nakasone Member of the House of Representatives of Japan
Yasuhiro Nakasone Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency
Yasuhiro Nakasone Minister of International Trade and Industry of Japan
Yasuhiro Nakasone Minister of Transport of Japan
Yasuhiro Nakasone Minister of Science and Technology of Japan
Richard Russell Jr. United States Senator from New York
surface form: United States senator
Richard Russell Jr. Governor of Georgia
Richard Russell Jr. Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives
Richard Russell Jr. Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee
Richard Russell Jr. Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee
Richard Russell Jr. President pro tempore of the United States Senate
Al Reser head of Reser’s Fine Foods
Al Reser chief executive of Reser’s Fine Foods
Larry Page CEO of Google
Larry Page CEO of Alphabet Inc.
Larry Page President of Products at Google
National Assembly of Ecuador President of the National Assembly via predicate surface "hasPosition"
National Assembly of Ecuador First Vice President of the National Assembly via predicate surface "hasPosition"
National Assembly of Ecuador Second Vice President of the National Assembly via predicate surface "hasPosition"
Andrew Cuomo Governor of New York
Andrew Cuomo Attorney General of New York
Andrew Cuomo United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Smoky Joe Wood pitcher via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Smoky Joe Wood outfielder via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Joe Buck lead play-by-play announcer for Fox MLB coverage
Joe Buck lead play-by-play announcer for Fox NFL coverage
Joe Buck lead play-by-play announcer for ESPN Monday Night Football
Robert Peel Prime Minister of the United Kingdom via predicate surface "officeHeld"
Robert Peel Chancellor of the Exchequer via predicate surface "officeHeld"
Robert Peel Home Secretary via predicate surface "officeHeld"
Robert Peel Chief Secretary for Ireland via predicate surface "officeHeld"
Robert Peel Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1835-04-08 via predicate surface "positionHeldEnd"
Robert Peel Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1846-06-29 via predicate surface "positionHeldEnd"
Spencer Perceval Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Spencer Perceval Chancellor of the Exchequer
Spencer Perceval Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Spencer Perceval Attorney General for England and Wales
Spencer Perceval Solicitor General for England and Wales
Terrence
surface form: Terrence Jon Francona
first baseman via predicate surface "positionPlayed"