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
May Coup of 1926 frequent changes of government in the Second Polish Republic via predicate surface "precededBy"
May Coup of 1926 political crisis of May 1926 in Poland via predicate surface "precededBy"
Bible Student movement Seventh-day Adventist Church via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Adventist movement
Amoris laetitia Evangelii gaudium via predicate surface "predecessorDocument"
75th United States Congress 74th United States Congress via predicate surface "precededBy"
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union
surface form: Central Executive Committee of the USSR
American League Division Series American League Championship Series qualification by regular season standings via predicate surface "precededBy"
USL Second Division USL Second Division self-linksurface differs
surface form: USL Pro Select League
USL Second Division USL Second Division self-linksurface differs
surface form: USL D3 Pro League
Reiwa Akihito via predicate surface "predecessorEmperor"
Civil Rights Act of 1964 Civil Rights Act of 1957 via predicate surface "precededBy"
Civil Rights Act of 1964 Civil Rights Act of 1960 via predicate surface "precededBy"
Berlin Declaration of 5 June 1945 formal occupation statute for Germany via predicate surface "precedes"
Berlin Declaration of 5 June 1945 division of Germany into occupation zones via predicate surface "precedes"
Audion later triode vacuum tubes via predicate surface "predecessorOf"
Audion modern electronic amplifiers via predicate surface "predecessorOf"
IMAP IMAP self-linksurface differs
surface form: IMAP2
IMAP IMAP3
IBM System/360 IBM 700/7000 series
Senate of Zimbabwe Senate of Zimbabwe via predicate surface "historicalPrecursor" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Senate of Rhodesia
Khami Ruins Great Zimbabwe
C Reactor B Reactor via predicate surface "precededBy"
Secretariat for the Economy Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
Old Arabic Classical Arabic via predicate surface "precedes"
Old Arabic Modern Standard Arabic via predicate surface "precedes"
Old Arabic modern Arabic dialects via predicate surface "precedes"
Red Pyramid Dahshur necropolis via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Bent Pyramid
Eid al-Adha Eid al-Fitr in the Islamic year via predicate surface "precededBy"
French Consulate French Directory via predicate surface "precededBy"
President of Finland Sauli Niinistö via predicate surface "precededBy"
Leopard 2 main battle tank
surface form: Leopard 2
Leopard 1
National Revolutionary Army (nominally, during United Front)
surface form: National Revolutionary Army
Beiyang Army factions via predicate surface "precededBy"
Second United Front First United Front via predicate surface "precededBy"
National Revolutionary Army Beiyang Army factions
General Medical Council General Medical Council self-linksurface differs
surface form: General Council of Medical Education and Registration of the United Kingdom
Lights of New York (1928 film) The Jazz Singer (1927 film) via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: The Jazz Singer
GMT800 GMT400
GMT K2XX GMT900
GMT T1XX GMT K2XX
Young Pioneers Scout movement in Russia via predicate surface "precededBy"
August 1991 Soviet coup attempt perestroika reforms via predicate surface "precededBy"
August 1991 Soviet coup attempt glasnost policy via predicate surface "precededBy"
Government of the Russian Federation Government of the Russian Federation via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Council of Ministers of the Russian Federation
Government of the Russian Federation Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Council of Ministers of the RSFSR
Italian 8th Army Armata Italiana in Russia via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Corpo di Spedizione Italiano in Russia
Soviet winter counteroffensives of 1942–1943 Battle of Stalingrad via predicate surface "precededBy"
U.S. Customs and Border Protection U.S. Customs and Border Protection via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: United States Customs Service
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Immigration and Customs Enforcement via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Immigration and Naturalization Service
GMC Sierra Chevrolet C/K
surface form: GMC C/K
George V Edward VII