hasRole

P161
predicate

Indicates that an entity occupies, performs, or is assigned a specific role or function in relation to another entity or context.

All labels observed (146)

Label Occurrences
hasRole canonical 95,480
roleIn 3,303
hasRoleIn 1,948

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: hasRole
Generated description
Indicates that an entity occupies, performs, or is assigned a specific role or function in relation to another entity or context.

Sample triples (111,028)

Subject Object
Sally Kornbluth chief executive of MIT ⓘ
Harold A. Wheeler pioneer in radio engineering ⓘ
Harold A. Wheeler pioneer in radar engineering ⓘ
Maxine Singer leader in scientific ethics ⓘ
Maxine Singer spokesperson on genetics and public policy ⓘ
President of the United States federal government of the United States via predicate surface "roleIn" ⓘ
New York State Senator lawmaking in New York State via predicate surface "roleIn" ⓘ
New York State Senator statewide policy formation via predicate surface "roleIn" ⓘ
New York State Senator state budget process via predicate surface "roleIn" ⓘ
New York State Senator oversight of New York State executive branch via predicate surface "roleIn" ⓘ
New York State Senator confirmation of certain gubernatorial appointments via predicate surface "roleIn" ⓘ
Philadelphia American Revolution via predicate surface "roleIn" ⓘ
Board of Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
linked to: Board of Trustees
principal governing body of the University of Pennsylvania ⓘ
IEEE Awards Board chair ⓘ
IEEE Awards Board vice chair ⓘ
IEEE Awards Board members-at-large ⓘ
IEEE Awards Board ex officio members ⓘ
Claudine Gay university leader ⓘ
Claudine Gay social scientist ⓘ
Claudine Gay public intellectual ⓘ
Geeks Bearing Gifts computing pioneer via predicate surface "hasAuthorRole" ⓘ
NATO military interoperability among members via predicate surface "hasStandardizationRole" ⓘ
Christianity priest via predicate surface "hasClergyRole" ⓘ
Christianity bishop via predicate surface "hasClergyRole" ⓘ
Christianity pastor via predicate surface "hasClergyRole" ⓘ
Christianity deacon via predicate surface "hasClergyRole" ⓘ
United States Secretary of Defense principal defense policy advisor to the President of the United States ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople via predicate surface "hasLeaderRole" ⓘ
Time editors editor-in-chief ⓘ
Time editors managing editor ⓘ
Time editors executive editor ⓘ
Time editors section editor ⓘ
Time editors copy editor ⓘ
Time editors photo editor ⓘ
Time editors opinion editor ⓘ
Time editors digital editor ⓘ
Parliament of Great Britain enacting statutes for Great Britain ⓘ
Parliament of Great Britain approving taxation ⓘ
Parliament of Great Britain scrutinising the executive ⓘ
Alfred Loomis organizer of the MIT Radiation Laboratory ⓘ
Alfred Loomis advisor on radar to the U.S. government ⓘ
Ted Leonsis majority owner of Washington Capitals ⓘ
Ted Leonsis majority owner of Washington Wizards ⓘ
Ted Leonsis majority owner of Washington Mystics ⓘ
London Breed public administrator ⓘ
London Breed city leader ⓘ
Gary King Director of the Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University ⓘ
Judaism rabbi via predicate surface "hasClergyRole" ⓘ
Judaism cantor via predicate surface "hasClergyRole" ⓘ
Board of Governors (University of Manchester)
linked to: Board of Governors
ensuring effective governance ⓘ