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
NFL Commissioner
surface form: Paul Tagliabue
NFL Commissioner
1992 NHL All-Star Game right wing via predicate surface "MVPPosition"
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht Chief of the OKW
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht Chief of the Operations Staff of the OKW
Jan van Riebeeck Commander of the Cape Colony
Jan van Riebeeck VOC commander at the Cape of Good Hope
J. B. M. Hertzog Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa
J. B. M. Hertzog Minister of Justice of the Union of South Africa
Arthur Cecil Pigou Professor of Political Economy at the University of Cambridge
Rachele Mussolini de facto First Lady of Italy
Phylicia Rashad Dean of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts at Howard University
Samuel Huntington President of the Continental Congress
Samuel Huntington Delegate to the Continental Congress
Samuel Huntington Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court
Samuel Huntington Governor of Connecticut
Samuel Huntington Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
Henri Desgrange editor of L’Auto
Henri Desgrange director of the Tour de France
Ludwig Erhard Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
Ludwig Erhard Federal Minister for Economic Affairs of Germany
Ludwig Erhard Vice Chancellor of Germany
surface form: Vice-Chancellor of Germany
Ludwig Erhard member of the Bundestag
Jacob Cats Grand Pensionary
surface form: Grand Pensionary of Holland
Jacob Cats pensionary of Middelburg
Jacob Cats pensionary of Dordrecht
President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou via predicate surface "currentHolder"
Gallifrey Lord President of the High Council via predicate surface "leaderTitle"
Cardinal Richelieu Chief Minister of France
Cardinal Richelieu Prime Minister of France
surface form: First Minister of State of France
Cardinal Richelieu Cardinal
Cardinal Richelieu Bishop of Luçon
Cardinal Richelieu Foreign Secretary of France
Cardinal Richelieu Grand Master of the Navigation and Commerce of France
Saint Botolph abbot of Iken
Tim McCarver catcher via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Adam Silver Commissioner of the National Basketball Association
Adam Buksa striker via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Adam Buksa centre forward via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Sam Fuld outfielder via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Sam Fuld general manager of the Philadelphia Phillies
William Rockefeller executive at Standard Oil
Omar Bradley Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Omar Bradley Chief of Staff of the Army
surface form: Chief of Staff of the United States Army
Omar Bradley Administrator of Veterans Affairs
Thomas Dudley John Winthrop
surface form: Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Thomas Dudley Deputy Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Thomas Dudley Major General of the Massachusetts militia
Martin
surface form: Martin Luther King Jr.
pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church
Martin
surface form: Martin Luther King Jr.
president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Leonard Darwin Member of Parliament for Lichfield