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
AOC-in-C Fighter Command Clive Loader via predicate surface "positionHeldBy"
AOC-in-C Fighter Command Stuart Peach via predicate surface "positionHeldBy"
State Council of China Premier via predicate surface "leaderTitle"
Margaret Maskelyne
surface form: Nevil Maskelyne
Astronomer Royal
Babur Mughal emperor
Bahadur Shah II Emperor of the Mughal Empire
Chief Commissioner of the Central Provinces British India via predicate surface "positionHeldInOrganization"
surface form: Government of India (British Raj)
Allan Octavian Hume member of the Indian Civil Service
Allan Octavian Hume secretary to the Department of Revenue, Agriculture and Commerce, Government of India
Allan Octavian Hume magistrate and collector in the North-Western Provinces
Allan Octavian Hume Commissioner of Customs in India
James Baldwin youth minister at Fireside Pentecostal Church, Harlem
Hannibal (Carthaginian general)
surface form: Hannibal
suffete of Carthage
Hannibal (Carthaginian general)
surface form: Hannibal
military commander in chief of Carthaginian forces in Spain
Hannibal (Carthaginian general)
surface form: Hannibal
Carthaginian naval planner (in later career)
Nicolás Guillén president of the Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba
Nicolás Guillén national poet of Cuba
Zdeno Chara
surface form: Zdeno Chára
defence via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Mickey Mantle center fielder via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Mickey Mantle first baseman via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Red Holzman guard via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Steve Tisch chairman of the New York Giants
Sam Huff middle linebacker via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Anne Hyde Duchess of York
Anne Hyde Duchess of Albany
Marquis de Lafayette commander of the National Guard of Paris
Marquis de Lafayette member of the Estates-General of 1789
Marquis de Lafayette member of the National Constituent Assembly
Bertram Ramsay Flag Officer, Dover
Bertram Ramsay Allied Naval Commander, Expeditionary Force
Karl Popper Professor of Logic and Scientific Method
Hernán Cortés Governor of New Spain
Hernán Cortés Captain General of New Spain
Kevin Durant small forward via predicate surface "position"
Kevin Durant power forward via predicate surface "position"
Benjamin Disraeli Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Benjamin Disraeli Chancellor of the Exchequer
surface form: Chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom
Benjamin Disraeli Leader of the Opposition (UK)
Benjamin Disraeli Leader of the Conservative Party (UK)
Benjamin Disraeli Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire
Benjamin Disraeli Member of Parliament for Maidstone
Benjamin Disraeli Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury
Benjamin Disraeli Member of Parliament for Buckingham
Boris Johnson Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Boris Johnson First Lord of the Treasury
Boris Johnson Minister for the Civil Service
Boris Johnson Leader of the Conservative Party (UK)
Boris Johnson Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
surface form: Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
Boris Johnson Mayor of London
Boris Johnson Member of Parliament for Uxbridge and South Ruislip