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
James Roosevelt II member of the United States House of Representatives
James Roosevelt II United States representative from California's 26th congressional district
James Roosevelt II United States representative from California's 29th congressional district
Neal Mohan Chief Executive Officer of YouTube
Neal Mohan Chief Product Officer of YouTube
Neal Mohan Senior Vice President of Display and Video Ads at Google
Darryl F. Zanuck head of production at 20th Century Fox
Darryl F. Zanuck studio executive at Warner Bros.
Comptroller of the Treasury senior financial officer of the early United States Treasury Department via predicate surface "positionInOrganization"
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt Land’s Advocate of Holland
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt Grand Pensionary
surface form: Grand Pensionary of Holland
Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma Governor-General of the Habsburg Netherlands
Ryan Howard first baseman via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Cabinet of the Scottish Government First Minister of Scotland via predicate surface "leaderTitle"
surface form: First Minister
Carl Wilhelm Siemens head of Siemens Brothers in London
Henry VIII of England Supreme Head of the Church of England
Pope Leo X Head of the Catholic Church
Pope Leo X Bishop of Rome
Pope Leo X Sovereign of the Papal States
Jahangir Emperor of the Mughal Empire
Michael O’Dwyer Chief Commissioner of the Central Provinces
surface form: Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab
Michael O’Dwyer Indian Civil Service
surface form: Indian Civil Service officer
Catherine I of Russia Empress of Russia
Catherine I of Russia Emperor of All the Russias
surface form: Autocrat of All the Russias
Horace Mann British envoy to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Horace Mann Member of Parliament for Lymington
Super Bowl III quarterback via predicate surface "MVPPosition"
Herbert Henry Asquith Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Herbert Henry Asquith Chancellor of the Exchequer
surface form: Chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom
Herbert Henry Asquith Home Secretary of the United Kingdom
Herbert Henry Asquith Leader of the Liberal Party (UK)
Herbert Henry Asquith Leader of the Opposition (UK)
surface form: Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)
Herbert Henry Asquith Member of Parliament for East Fife
Herbert Henry Asquith Member of Parliament for Paisley
Charles Cornwallis Governor-General of Bengal via predicate surface "heldPosition"
Charles Cornwallis Governor-General of Bengal via predicate surface "heldPosition"
surface form: Governor-General of India
Charles Cornwallis Lord Lieutenant of Ireland via predicate surface "heldPosition"
Charles Cornwallis Commander-in-Chief, India via predicate surface "heldPosition"
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Deputy Prime Minister of India
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Minister of Home Affairs of India
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Minister of States of India
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel President of the Indian National Congress
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities and Tribal and Excluded Areas
Avram Glazer co-chairman of Manchester United F.C.
Fred Clarke left fielder via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands Princess of Orange
Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands heir apparent to the Dutch throne
Ferdinand Bol member of the painters’ guild in Amsterdam
Walter Gropius director of the Bauhaus
Fumihito, Crown Prince Akishino Fumihito, Crown Prince Akishino self-linksurface differs
surface form: Crown Prince of Japan