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
Royal Engineers Board of Ordnance via predicate surface "hasPredecessor"
surface form: Board of Ordnance engineers
Olaf Scholz Angela Merkel via predicate surface "precededBy"
Jorge
surface form: Jorge Mario Bergoglio
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI Pope John Paul II
Evangelii gaudium Verbum Domini via predicate surface "predecessorDocument"
Battle of Quiberon Bay French attempt to break out from Brest via predicate surface "precededBy"
Tsarina Elizabeth of Russia
surface form: Elizabeth of Russia
Ivan VI of Russia
Salon of 1787 Salon of 1787 via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Salon of 1785
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish Life, the Universe and Everything via predicate surface "precededBy"
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency via predicate surface "precededBy"
2006 Commonwealth Games 2002 Commonwealth Games via predicate surface "precededBy"
Attorney General of New York Attorney General of the Province of New York via predicate surface "precededByOffice"
League of Nations High Commissioner for Refugees International Committee of the Red Cross refugee activities via predicate surface "precededBy"
1905 World Series 1903 World Series via predicate surface "precededBy"
Philip II of Spain Charles I of Spain
Voting Rights Act of 1965 Civil Rights Act of 1964 via predicate surface "precededBy"
81st United States Congress 80th United States Congress via predicate surface "precededBy"
Columbia Records Columbia Graphophone Company
PBS National Educational Television
Philippine peso Philippine peso self-linksurface differs
surface form: Philippine peso (Spanish–American colonial issues)
Texas Constitution Constitution of the Republic of Texas (1836)
surface form: Constitution of 1845 (Texas)
Texas Constitution Texas Constitution self-linksurface differs
surface form: Constitution of 1861 (Texas)
Texas Constitution Constitution of 1866 (Texas)
Texas Constitution Constitution of 1866 (Texas)
surface form: Constitution of 1869 (Texas)
State Duma State Duma via predicate surface "historicalPredecessor" self-linksurface differs
surface form: State Duma of the Russian Empire
State Duma Congress of People’s Deputies of the Russian SFSR
surface form: Congress of People's Deputies of Russia
State Duma Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR
surface form: Supreme Soviet of Russia
Denikin offensive on Moscow White capture of Tsaritsyn via predicate surface "precededBy"
Denikin offensive on Moscow White capture of Kharkov via predicate surface "precededBy"
Denikin offensive on Moscow White capture of Kiev via predicate surface "precededBy"
Virginia's 11th congressional district Gerry Connolly via predicate surface "previousRepresentative"
surface form: Tom Davis
Virginia's 11th congressional district Leslie L. Byrne via predicate surface "previousRepresentative"
Virginia's 11th congressional district Frank Wolf (portion before redistricting) via predicate surface "previousRepresentative"
James Webb Space Telescope Hubble Space Telescope
James Webb Space Telescope Spitzer Space Telescope
Communist Party of Cuba Integrated Revolutionary Organizations via predicate surface "precededBy"
Communist Party of Cuba United Party of the Cuban Socialist Revolution via predicate surface "precededBy"
Raúl Castro Fidel Castro via predicate surface "precededBy"
East–West Schism Photian Schism via predicate surface "precededBy"
Nokia Nokia Devices and Services business via predicate surface "hasPredecessor"
surface form: Nokia Corporation (legacy mobile phone business)
Fourth Party System in United States politics
surface form: Fourth Party System
Third Party System via predicate surface "precededBy"
Bola Tinubu Muhammadu Buhari
National Assembly of Nigeria National Assembly of Nigeria self-linksurface differs
surface form: National Assembly of the Second Republic of Nigeria
Western League American League via predicate surface "predecessorOf"
1967 Triple Crown 1966 Triple Crown (Frank Robinson) via predicate surface "precededBy"
German attack on Westerplatte political crisis over Danzig and the Polish Corridor via predicate surface "precededBy"
Belgian Revolution July Revolution in France via predicate surface "precededBy"
108th United States Congress 107th United States Congress via predicate surface "precededBy"
U.S. Space Command U.S. Space Command via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: United States Space Command (1985–2002)
Dicastery for the Evangelization Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide via predicate surface "hasPredecessor"