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
Mayor of Dallas Ben E. Cabell via predicate surface "positionHeldBy"
Mayor of Dallas Bryan T. Barry via predicate surface "positionHeldBy"
Mayor of Dallas John H. Traylor via predicate surface "positionHeldBy"
Mayor of Dallas William L. Cabell via predicate surface "positionHeldBy"
surface form: W. L. Cabell
Mayor of Dallas John Neely Bryan via predicate surface "positionHeldBy"
Cabell's Inc.
surface form: Earle Cabell
Mayor of Dallas
Ricketts family
surface form: Pete Ricketts
Governor of Nebraska via predicate surface "heldPosition"
Ricketts family
surface form: Pete Ricketts
United States Senator from Nebraska via predicate surface "heldPosition"
Ricketts family
surface form: Thomas S. Ricketts
Chairman of the Chicago Cubs via predicate surface "position"
Ricketts family
surface form: Todd Ricketts
former co-owner of the Chicago Cubs via predicate surface "position"
Ben Zobrist second baseman via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Ben Zobrist outfielder via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Ben Zobrist shortstop via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Ben Zobrist utility player via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Paul Konerko first baseman via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Senior Deacon seated to the right of the Worshipful Master (in many jurisdictions) via predicate surface "positionInLodge"
Jackson "Jax" Teller in Sons of Anarchy
surface form: Jackson 'Jax' Teller
Vice President of SAMCRO
Jackson "Jax" Teller in Sons of Anarchy
surface form: Jackson 'Jax' Teller
President of SAMCRO
Lord North Prime Minister of Great Britain
Lord North Chancellor of the Exchequer
Lord North Leader of the House of Commons
Lord North Home Secretary
Theresa May Prime Minister
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Theresa May Leader of the Conservative Party (UK)
Theresa May Home Secretary
surface form: Home Secretary of the United Kingdom
Theresa May Member of Parliament for Maidenhead
Karamchand Gandhi diwan of Porbandar
Karamchand Gandhi chief minister of Porbandar
Petro Poroshenko Petro Poroshenko self-linksurface differs
surface form: President of Ukraine
Petro Poroshenko Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
Petro Poroshenko Minister of Trade and Economic Development of Ukraine
Petro Poroshenko People's Deputy of Ukraine
Baron d'Holbach Baron of Heeze, Leende and Zesgehuchten
Milan Mayor of Milan via predicate surface "leaderTitle"
Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick commander of Allied forces in Western Germany
Colwell
surface form: Rita R. Colwell
Director of the U.S. National Science Foundation
Paul Scholes central midfielder via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Paul Scholes attacking midfielder via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
William Felton Russell center via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange Prince of Orange
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange Stadtholder of Holland
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange Stadtholder of Zeeland
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange Stadtholder of Utrecht
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange Captain-General of the Dutch States Army
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange Admiral-General of the Dutch Republic
William III of the Netherlands King of the Netherlands
William III of the Netherlands Grand Duke of Luxembourg
William III of the Netherlands Duke of Limburg
Charles III of Spain King of Spain
Charles III of Spain King of Naples