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
Germany German Empire via predicate surface "historicalPredecessor"
Germany Weimar Republic via predicate surface "historicalPredecessor"
Germany Nazi Germany via predicate surface "historicalPredecessor"
Germany West Germany via predicate surface "historicalPredecessor"
surface form: Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany)
Germany East Germany via predicate surface "historicalPredecessor"
surface form: German Democratic Republic (East Germany)
Emperor Hirohito Emperor Taishō via predicate surface "precededBy"
Communist Party of the Soviet Union Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Bolsheviks) via predicate surface "precededBy"
Communist Party of the Soviet Union Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Bolsheviks) via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks)
Communist Party of the Soviet Union Communist Party of the Soviet Union via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks)
Russian Civil War Russian Revolution via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: February Revolution
Russian Civil War Russian Revolution via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: October Revolution
Polish–Soviet War World War I via predicate surface "precededBy"
Great Purge Great Purge via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Moscow show trials
Governor William Phips later prohibited further arrests for witchcraft Court of Oyer and Terminer via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: establishment of the Court of Oyer and Terminer
Governor William Phips later prohibited further arrests for witchcraft executions of convicted witches in Salem via predicate surface "precededBy"
IEEE Medal of Honor IRE Medal of Honor
Battle of Berlin Vistula–Oder Offensive via predicate surface "precededBy"
Battle of Berlin East Pomeranian Offensive via predicate surface "precededBy"
Battle of Iwo Jima Battle of Leyte Gulf via predicate surface "precededBy"
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) Philippines campaign (1941–1942) via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Japanese invasion of the Philippines (1941–1942)
IRE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques IRE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques via predicate surface "predecessorOf" self-linksurface differs
surface form: IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques
Thomas Jefferson John Adams via predicate surface "precededBy"
Secretary of State for War Secretary at War via predicate surface "precededBy"
Secretary of State for Air President of the Air Council via predicate surface "precededBy"
Liberal Party (UK) Whig Party via predicate surface "precededBy"
Richard Nixon Lyndon B. Johnson
Province of New Hampshire Province of New Hampshire via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Colony of New Hampshire under Massachusetts Bay administration
Province of New Jersey New Netherland
George II of Great Britain George I of Great Britain
French Revolutionary Wars French Revolution via predicate surface "precededBy"
Turkey Ottoman Empire via predicate surface "precededBy"
Directorate of Support CIA support elements via predicate surface "hasPredecessor"
NASA NACA via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
United States Space Force Air Force Space Command via predicate surface "precededBy"
Coinage Act of 1834 Coinage Act of 1792 via predicate surface "precededBy"
Edward VII Queen Victoria
Finnish Army Imperial Russian Army units in Finland via predicate surface "precededBy"
Chinese Communist Party forces Chinese Communist Party forces self-linksurface differs
surface form: Chinese Red Army
Marco Polo Bridge Incident Japanese occupation of Manchuria via predicate surface "precededBy"
Battle of Shanghai (1937) Marco Polo Bridge Incident via predicate surface "precededBy"
Battle of Shanghai (1937) Battle of Beiping–Tianjin via predicate surface "precededBy"
Art Deco Art Nouveau via predicate surface "precededBy"
IRT Division Interborough Rapid Transit Company via predicate surface "historicalPredecessor"
Chevrolet Silverado Chevrolet C/K
Royal Navy Royal Navy via predicate surface "historicalPredecessor" self-linksurface differs
surface form: English Navy
Royal Navy Royal Scots Navy via predicate surface "historicalPredecessor"
Continental Colors British Red Ensign
Continental Navy naval forces of the Thirteen Colonies via predicate surface "precededBy"
First Lord of the Treasury Lord High Treasurer via predicate surface "precededBy"
the "Volcker shock" in U.S. monetary policy
surface form: Volcker shock
Great Inflation via predicate surface "precededBy"