predecessor

P97
predicate

Indicates that one entity comes before another in an ordered sequence or succession.

All labels observed (178)

Label Occurrences
precededBy 26,466
predecessor canonical 17,745
precedes 4,195

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: predecessor
Generated description
Indicates that one entity comes before another in an ordered sequence or succession.

Sample triples (57,937)

Subject Object
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy via predicate surface "hasPrequel"
surface form: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
General Council
surface form: General Council (World Trade Organization)
General Council of the World Trade Organization
surface form: GATT Council of Representatives
General Agreement on Trade in Services General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
HOME arts organisation Cornerhouse
surface form: Cornerhouse arts centre
HOME arts organisation Library Theatre Company, Manchester
Local Government Association Local Government Association self-linksurface differs
surface form: Local Government International Bureau
Department of Health and Social Care Department of Health (Northern Ireland) via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Department of Health
Department for Transport Department for Transport via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Department of Transport
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities self-linksurface differs
surface form: Department for Communities and Local Government
Welsh Government Welsh Government via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Welsh Assembly Government
American South (colonial and early national periods) pre-contact Indigenous societies of the Southeast via predicate surface "precededBy"
73rd United States Congress 72nd United States Congress via predicate surface "precededBy"
MLB Draft amateur scouting via predicate surface "precededBy"
2003 American League Championship Series 2002 American League Championship Series via predicate surface "precededBy"
National Agreement of 1903 interleague raiding of players via predicate surface "precededBy"
National Agreement of 1903 legal and financial disputes between the National League and the American League via predicate surface "precededBy"
American League Championship Series American League Division Series via predicate surface "precededBy"
2006 U.S. Open Cup 2005 U.S. Open Cup via predicate surface "previousEdition"
USL First Division A-League (1995–2004)
Catholic Monarchy Crown of Castile via predicate surface "hasPredecessor"
Catholic Monarchy Crown of Aragon via predicate surface "hasPredecessor"
Catholic Monarchy Kingdom of Navarre via predicate surface "hasPredecessor"
Catholic Monarchy Kingdom of Granada via predicate surface "hasPredecessor"
Indonesian National Revolution Dutch East Indies campaign via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies
Corpus Juris Civilis Theodosian Code via predicate surface "precededBy"
Sōryū none via predicate surface "predecessorInClass"
Sitzkrieg rapid German conquest of Poland via predicate surface "precededBy"
Presidential Medal of Freedom Medal of Freedom (1945)
King Philip's War Pequot War via predicate surface "precededBy"
United States Department of Homeland Security Homeland Security Council of the United States via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Office of Homeland Security
United Nations Industrial Development Organization United Nations Industrial Development Organization self-linksurface differs
surface form: United Nations Industrial Development Centre
European Union European Economic Community via predicate surface "hasPredecessor"
surface form: European Communities
European Union European Economic Community via predicate surface "hasPredecessor"
War of 1812 period of maritime tensions between U.S. and Britain via predicate surface "precededBy"
Epiphany Season of Epiphany in some traditions via predicate surface "precedes"
Epiphany Ordinary Time via predicate surface "precedes"
surface form: Ordinary Time in some Western churches
Field Artillery Branch Field Artillery Branch self-linksurface differs
surface form: Artillery Corps of the U.S. Army
TI-83 Plus graphing calculator
surface form: TI-83 Plus
TI-83 Plus graphing calculator self-linksurface differs
surface form: TI-83
S&P 500 Index S&P 90 Index
Second Vatican Council First Vatican Council via predicate surface "precededBy"
Anwar Sadat Gamal Abdel Nasser via predicate surface "precededBy"
United States Secretary of Agriculture United States Secretary of Agriculture via predicate surface "precededByOffice" self-linksurface differs
surface form: United States Commissioner of Agriculture
United States Secretary of Health and Human Services United States Secretary of Health and Human Services via predicate surface "predecessorOffice" self-linksurface differs
surface form: United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
Public Law 93-198 subsequent amendments expanding D.C. self-government via predicate surface "predecessorTo"
Bureau of African Affairs Bureau of African Affairs via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Office of African Affairs
Chicago Zephyrs Chicago Packers
Napoleonic Wars French Revolutionary Wars via predicate surface "precededBy"
Crimean War Russo-Turkish tensions in the 1840s and early 1850s via predicate surface "precededBy"