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
Josef Bühler State Secretary in the General Government
Josef Bühler Deputy to the Governor-General of the General Government
Gilbert Ryle Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy
Gilbert Ryle editor of Mind
William Marbury justice of the peace for the District of Columbia
Henry the Navigator Duke of Viseu
Henry the Navigator Lord of Covilhã
Henry the Navigator Grand Master of the Order of Christ
Isamu Chō chief of staff of the 32nd Army
Isamu Chō staff officer in the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff
Isamu Chō member of the Kwantung Army staff
James Harden shooting guard via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
James Harden point guard via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Mark Messier centre via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Joe Douglas general manager of the New York Jets
Herbert Bayer director of printing and advertising workshop at Bauhaus Dessau
Single Large Or Several Small debate one large reserve may support more species for area-sensitive taxa via predicate surface "hasPosition"
Single Large Or Several Small debate several small reserves may capture more habitat types and beta diversity via predicate surface "hasPosition"
Single Large Or Several Small debate optimal reserve configuration is context dependent via predicate surface "hasPosition"
Daron Acemoglu Institute Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Daron Acemoglu Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sheila Widnall Secretary of the Air Force
surface form: Secretary of the United States Air Force
Sheila Widnall Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Alan Guth Professor of Physics at MIT
Alan Guth Victor F. Weisskopf
surface form: Victor F. Weisskopf Professor of Physics at MIT
Friedrich Hayek professor at London School of Economics
Friedrich Hayek professor at University of Chicago
Friedrich Hayek professor at University of Freiburg
Friedrich Hayek president of the Mont Pelerin Society
Jimmy Carter (associated via Carter Center)
surface form: Jimmy Carter
39th president of the United States
Jimmy Carter (associated via Carter Center)
surface form: Jimmy Carter
Governor of Georgia
Jimmy Carter (associated via Carter Center)
surface form: Jimmy Carter
member of the Georgia State Senate
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac commandant of Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac governor of Louisiana
The D
surface form: Detroit
Mayor via predicate surface "leaderTitle"
Mike Schmidt third base via predicate surface "position"
Peter Šťastný centre (ice hockey) via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Chamique Holdsclaw small forward via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Chamique Holdsclaw forward via predicate surface "positionPlayed"
Humayun Emperor of the Mughal Empire
Reginald Dyer acting brigadier general in Amritsar
Reginald Dyer officer commanding troops in Amritsar
Governor Edward John Eyre
surface form: Edward John Eyre
Governor of Jamaica
Governor Edward John Eyre
surface form: Edward John Eyre
Lieutenant-Governor of New Munster Province
Governor Edward John Eyre
surface form: Edward John Eyre
Resident Magistrate in South Australia
Governor Edward John Eyre
surface form: Edward John Eyre
Protector of Aborigines in South Australia
Governor Edward John Eyre
surface form: Edward John Eyre
Governor of Antigua
Governor Edward John Eyre
surface form: Edward John Eyre
Governor of the Leeward Islands
Premier of New South Wales Parliament of New South Wales via predicate surface "positionHeldIn"
Jan Peter Balkenende Prime Minister of the Netherlands