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
European Council summits of heads of state or government of the European Communities
National Security Agency Armed Forces Security Agency via predicate surface "precededBy"
Scott Brown Edward M. Kennedy
surface form: Ted Kennedy
Third Council of Constantinople Second Council of Nicaea via predicate surface "precedes"
Newcastle University Durham University via predicate surface "hasPredecessor"
surface form: King's College, Durham
Newcastle University Durham University via predicate surface "hasPredecessor"
surface form: Durham University College of Medicine
Super Bowl LII Super Bowl LI via predicate surface "precededBy"
Habsburg Netherlands Burgundian Netherlands
National Convention Legislative Assembly (France) via predicate surface "precededBy"
Citation Star no separate U.S. Army gallantry decoration for enlisted soldiers in World War I via predicate surface "precededBy"
USS Enterprise (CV-6) USS Yorktown (CV-5) via predicate surface "precededBy"
Super Bowl NFL playoffs via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: NFL regular season
Super Bowl NFL playoffs via predicate surface "precededBy"
Operation Typhoon initial phase of Operation Barbarossa via predicate surface "precededBy"
Department of the Air Force United States Department of War via predicate surface "precededBy"
Continuation War Winter War via predicate surface "precededBy"
Battle of Changde Battle of Changsha via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Battle of Changsha (1942)
Batavian Republic Dutch Republic via predicate surface "precededBy"
Byzantine Empire Roman Empire via predicate surface "precededBy"
Nero Claudius
Congress of Soviets of the Soviet Union Congress of Soviets of the Soviet Union via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: All-Russian Congress of Soviets
Pope Julius III Pope Paul III
Roman Catechism Catechism of the Catholic Church via predicate surface "predecessorOf"
École des Beaux-Arts Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture
École des Beaux-Arts Académie royale d’architecture
Robert the Bruce John Balliol
Italian armistice of 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily via predicate surface "precededBy"
FA Community Shield Sheriff of London Charity Shield
Archbishop of Canterbury Archbishop of York via predicate surface "precedes"
The Sound and the Fury Sartoris via predicate surface "precededBy"
Los Angeles Police Department Los Angeles Rangers via predicate surface "precededBy"
Battle of Jarama Siege of Madrid via predicate surface "precededBy"
Apple Lisa Apple III
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising mass deportations from Warsaw Ghetto in 1942 via predicate surface "precededBy"
Toronto Metropolitan University Toronto Metropolitan University self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ryerson Institute of Technology
Civil Rights Act of 1960 Civil Rights Act of 1964 via predicate surface "precedes"
Civil Rights Act of 1960 Voting Rights Act of 1965 via predicate surface "precedes"
Southeastern Conference Southern Conference
Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin via predicate surface "hasPredecessor" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lockheed Corporation
Lockheed Martin Martin Marietta via predicate surface "hasPredecessor"
Second Spanish Republic Kingdom of Spain via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Kingdom of Spain (Restoration)
Aeronautica Militare Regia Aeronautica
Cheshvan Kislev via predicate surface "precedes"
Enlightenment science Scientific Revolution via predicate surface "precededBy"
Battle of Chandannagar early British–French clashes in Bengal via predicate surface "precededBy"
Akbar Humayun
Australian Securities and Investments Commission National Companies and Securities Commission
Australian Securities and Investments Commission Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
surface form: Insurance and Superannuation Commission
Australian Securities and Investments Commission Australian Securities and Investments Commission self-linksurface differs
surface form: Australian Securities Commission
Rutte I cabinet Balkenende IV cabinet via predicate surface "precededBy"