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
Christopher Luxon Judith Collins as Leader of the New Zealand National Party via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Judith Collins as Leader of the Opposition (New Zealand)
2017 NWSL Championship 2016 NWSL Championship via predicate surface "previousEdition"
Artemis program Apollo program
Framework Programmes for Research and Innovation ad hoc EU research funding schemes before 1984 via predicate surface "precededBy"
Edwardian era late Victorian period via predicate surface "precededBy"
John Barry early colonial naval commanders via predicate surface "precededBy"
Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma Napoleon I as ruler of Parma (Napoleonic administration)
French Armed Forces French Army via predicate surface "historicalPrecursor"
surface form: Royal French Army
French Armed Forces French Navy via predicate surface "historicalPrecursor"
surface form: Royal French Navy
French Armed Forces Armies of the French Revolution and Empire via predicate surface "historicalPrecursor"
CSX Transportation Chessie System
CSX Transportation Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
surface form: Seaboard System Railroad
CSX Transportation Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
CSX Transportation Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
CSX Transportation Western Maryland Railway
CSX Transportation Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
CSX Transportation Louisville and Nashville Railroad
CSX Transportation Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
CSX Transportation Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Suez Crisis Egyptian revolution of 1952 via predicate surface "precededBy"
Suez Crisis Czech–Egyptian arms deal of 1955 via predicate surface "precededBy"
Suez Crisis cancellation of Western financing for the Aswan High Dam via predicate surface "precededBy"
Mac Pro Power Mac G5
Macintosh II series original Macintosh family via predicate surface "precededBy"
1st Polish Army 1st Tadeusz Kościuszko Infantry Division via predicate surface "precededBy"
Sejm Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth via predicate surface "historicalPrecursor"
surface form: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Sejm
Sejm Sejm via predicate surface "historicalPrecursor" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Crown of the Kingdom of Poland Sejm
Ajay Banga David Malpass
London and North Western Railway London, Midland and Scottish Railway via predicate surface "predecessorOf"
Infraestruturas de Portugal REFER
Infraestruturas de Portugal Infraestruturas de Portugal self-linksurface differs
surface form: Estradas de Portugal
Second Industrial Revolution Industrial Revolution via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: First Industrial Revolution
spinning jenny spinning wheel via predicate surface "precededBy"
UST
surface form: United States Department of the Treasury
Board of Treasury
Operation Compass Italian invasion of Egypt via predicate surface "precededBy"
Doolittle Raid attack on Pearl Harbor via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
Article VII
surface form: Article VII of the United States Constitution
Article VI via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Article VI of the United States Constitution
Operation Goodwood Battle for Caen via predicate surface "precededBy"
George M. Dallas John Tyler via predicate surface "precededBy"
Deval Patrick Mitt Romney via predicate surface "precededBy"
Second Council of Constantinople Council of Chalcedon
United States Foreign Service United States Foreign Service via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: United States Diplomatic Service
United States Foreign Service United States Consular Service via predicate surface "precededBy"
Clement Attlee Winston Churchill via predicate surface "precededBy"
Regent House Senate of the University of Cambridge via predicate surface "historicalPredecessor"
Parliament of Scotland Scottish Estates via predicate surface "precededBy"
Prussia Duchy of Prussia
Prussia Electorate of Brandenburg
surface form: Margraviate of Brandenburg
Sunday Night Football Sunday Night Football via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: ESPN Sunday Night Football
Reichstag of Nazi Germany Reichstag of the Weimar Republic