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
Pope Paul VI Pope John XXIII
Roberto Azevêdo Pascal Lamy via predicate surface "precededBy"
Northern Trains Arriva UK Trains
surface form: Arriva Rail North
Saint Isaac's Cathedral earlier wooden church of Saint Isaac via predicate surface "precededBy"
Saint Isaac's Cathedral stone church of Saint Isaac via predicate surface "precededBy"
National League National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
surface form: National Association of Professional Base Ball Players
St. Louis Bombers later professional basketball in St. Louis via predicate surface "predecessorOf"
MLS Cup 2001 MLS Cup 2000 via predicate surface "previousEdition"
William I of the Netherlands Napoleonic rule in the Low Countries
Philip IV of Spain Philip III of Spain
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan Democratic Party (Japan)
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan Democratic Party (Japan)
surface form: Democratic Party of Japan
Board of Treasury Board of Treasury via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Treasury Office of the Continental Congress
Hannibal Hamlin John C. Breckinridge via predicate surface "precededBy"
Bulgaria First Bulgarian Empire via predicate surface "historicalPredecessor"
Bulgaria Second Bulgarian Empire via predicate surface "historicalPredecessor"
Saar Offensive Invasion of Poland via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: German invasion of Poland
Operation Uranus German 1942 summer offensive Case Blue via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: German summer offensive Case Blue
James Madison Thomas Jefferson
Saddam Hussein Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
François Mitterrand Valéry Giscard d’Estaing via predicate surface "precededBy"
Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement Gulf War via predicate surface "precededBy"
Iraq disarmament crisis of the 1990s Iraq disarmament crisis of the early 2000s via predicate surface "preceded"
Iraq disarmament crisis of the 1990s Iraq War via predicate surface "preceded"
surface form: 2003 invasion of Iraq
1915 National League pennant 1914 National League pennant via predicate surface "precededBy"
1983 National League pennant 1982 National League pennant via predicate surface "precededBy"
2008 National League pennant 2007 National League pennant via predicate surface "precededBy"
1980 World Series 1979 World Series via predicate surface "precededBy"
Democratic Army of Greece National Liberation Front (EAM) via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Greek People’s Liberation Army
Dekemvriana German occupation of Greece via predicate surface "precededBy"
Dekemvriana liberation of Athens in October 1944 via predicate surface "precededBy"
Lebanon Conference (1944) Cairo Conference via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Cairo Conference (Greek political negotiations, 1943)
AAE French Air Force via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Armée de l’air
Do-Nothing Congress
surface form: 80th United States Congress
79th United States Congress via predicate surface "precededBy"
Federal Energy Administration Federal Energy Administration via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Federal Energy Office
JPMorgan Chase J. P. Morgan via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: J.P. Morgan & Co.
JPMorgan Chase Chase Manhattan Bank via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Chase Manhattan Corporation
JPMorgan Chase Chase Manhattan Bank via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Chemical Bank
JPMorgan Chase Manufacturers Hanover Corporation via predicate surface "precededBy"
JPMorgan Chase Bank One Corporation via predicate surface "precededBy"
JPMorgan Chase First Chicago NBD via predicate surface "precededBy"
JPMorgan Chase Bear Stearns via predicate surface "precededBy"
JPMorgan Chase Washington Mutual via predicate surface "precededBy"
Second Italo-Ethiopian War First Italo-Ethiopian War via predicate surface "precededBy"
Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hungarian Working People's Party
Second Bank of the United States First Bank of the United States
Battle of the Nile French invasion of Egypt via predicate surface "precededBy"
Court of Justice of the European Union Court of Justice of the European Union self-linksurface differs
surface form: Court of Justice of the European Coal and Steel Community
Christopher Luxon Chris Hipkins as Prime Minister of New Zealand via predicate surface "precededBy"
Christopher Luxon Judith Collins as Leader of the New Zealand National Party via predicate surface "precededBy"