canChair

P16377

predicate

Indicates that an entity has the authority or capability to preside over, lead, or chair a meeting, committee, or similar group.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
chair	36
canChair canonical	10
usuallyChairs	2

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: canChair

Generated description

Indicates that an entity has the authority or capability to preside over, lead, or chair a meeting, committee, or similar group.

Sample triples (48)

Subject	Object
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons	committee of the whole House ⓘ
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons	public bill committees ⓘ
Committee on the Budget	a federal judge designated by the Chief Justice of the United States via predicate surface "chair" ⓘ
European Systemic Risk Board linked to: European Systemic Risk Board (before Brexit-related changes)	President of the European Central Bank via predicate surface "chair" ⓘ
Westminster Hall debates	Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons via predicate surface "chair" ⓘ
Westminster Hall debates	member of the Panel of Chairs via predicate surface "chair" ⓘ
IETF RTCWEB Working Group	Magnus Westerlund via predicate surface "chair" ⓘ
IETF RTCWEB Working Group	Ted Hardie via predicate surface "chair" ⓘ
General Government Committee of Toronto City Council	a Toronto city councillor (appointed by Council) via predicate surface "chair" ⓘ
Internet Architecture Board linked to: IAB	IAB Chair via predicate surface "chair" ⓘ
Sainsbury Review of Science and Innovation	David Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Turville via predicate surface "chair" ⓘ linked to: The Lord Sainsbury of Turville
Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign	Debbie Wasserman Schultz via predicate surface "chair" ⓘ
Vice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China linked to: Vice Premiers	State Council executive meetings when authorized by the Premier ⓘ
NATO-Ukraine Commission linked to: NATO-Ukraine Commission (political dialogue context)	NATO Secretary General via predicate surface "chair" ⓘ
Prime Minister of Bahrain	Cabinet of Bahrain ⓘ linked to: Council of Ministers of Bahrain
2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference	Patricia Espinosa via predicate surface "chair" ⓘ
Social Insurance and Allied Services	William Beveridge via predicate surface "chair" ⓘ
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam linked to: General Secretary	Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam via predicate surface "usuallyChairs" ⓘ
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam linked to: General Secretary	Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam via predicate surface "usuallyChairs" ⓘ
COPS	representative of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy via predicate surface "chair" ⓘ
United Nations Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict	a representative of a member state of the United Nations Security Council via predicate surface "chair" ⓘ
Brahimi Report on United Nations Peace Operations	Lakhdar Brahimi via predicate surface "chair" ⓘ
Anglican bishops	diocesan councils via predicate surface "chair" ⓘ
Senate of Lancaster University	Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University via predicate surface "chair" ⓘ
Economic and Financial Committee	elected from among its members via predicate surface "chair" ⓘ
Governor of Ankara	provincial administrative boards ⓘ
Bishop of Michigan	diocesan standing committees and councils ⓘ
Council of Financial Regulators (Australia)	Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia via predicate surface "chair" ⓘ
Vice Chair of the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack	Bennie Thompson via predicate surface "chair" ⓘ linked to: Bennie G. Thompson
Thomas Römer	Chair of the Hebrew Bible at Collège de France via predicate surface "chair" ⓘ
The Moment of Truth	Alan K. Simpson via predicate surface "chair" ⓘ
The Moment of Truth	Erskine Bowles via predicate surface "chair" ⓘ
Mitchell Report on performance-enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball (2007)	George J. Mitchell via predicate surface "chair" ⓘ linked to: George Mitchell
General Board of the European Systemic Risk Board	President of the European Central Bank via predicate surface "chair" ⓘ
Environment Policy Committee	elected from delegates of member countries via predicate surface "chair" ⓘ
Sectoral Conferences of the Government of Spain and Autonomous Communities	relevant minister of the Government of Spain for each sector via predicate surface "chair" ⓘ
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom linked to: Deputy Prime Minister	Cabinet meetings in the absence of the Prime Minister ⓘ
Denning Report	Alfred Denning, Baron Denning via predicate surface "chair" ⓘ linked to: Lord Denning
Chicago Police Accountability Task Force report	Lori Lightfoot via predicate surface "chair" ⓘ linked to: Lori Lightfoot (as Mayor of Chicago)
President of Cameroon	Council of Ministers of Cameroon ⓘ
Governor of İzmir	provincial administrative boards ⓘ
1540 Committee	a representative of a UN Security Council member state (rotating) via predicate surface "chair" ⓘ
Litvinenko inquiry in the United Kingdom	Sir Robert Owen via predicate surface "chair" ⓘ
Political and Security Committee of the European Union	representative of the European External Action Service via predicate surface "chair" ⓘ
EUMC	Chairman of the EU Military Committee via predicate surface "chair" ⓘ
Social Protection Committee of the European Union	elected from among member state representatives via predicate surface "chair" ⓘ
New York City Council Member	New York City Council committee ⓘ
Hillsborough Taylor Inquiry	Lord Justice Taylor via predicate surface "chair" ⓘ