opponentObjective
P16720
predicate
Indicates that one entity is the target or goal that an opposing entity aims to counter, defeat, or prevent from succeeding.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| opponentObjective canonical | 24 |
| opposedObjective | 3 |
| opposedGoal | 2 |
| opposedNapoleonObjective | 2 |
| opposingObjective | 2 |
| decisiveGoalOpponent | 1 |
| hasOpposingObjective | 1 |
| opponentAim | 1 |
| opposedGoalOf | 1 |
| opposedStrategicObjective | 1 |
| primaryAdversaryObjective | 1 |
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: opponentObjective
Generated description
Indicates that one entity is the target or goal that an opposing entity aims to counter, defeat, or prevent from succeeding.
Sample triples (39)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Battle of Pusan Perimeter | capture Pusan and destroy UN forces ⓘ |
| Battle of Rivoli | Austrian attempt to relieve the siege of Mantua ⓘ |
| Siege of Acre | establishing a French presence in the Levant via predicate surface "opposedNapoleonObjective" ⓘ |
| Siege of Acre | threatening British interests in the Eastern Mediterranean via predicate surface "opposedNapoleonObjective" ⓘ |
| Battle of La Hogue (1692) | cover French invasion force for landing in England via predicate surface "hasOpposingObjective" ⓘ |
| Kharkov defensive operations (1941) | German seizure of Kharkov as a key transport and industrial hub ⓘ |
| Battle of Harlem Heights | British reconnaissance and pressure on American positions ⓘ |
| Battle of Cape Passaro | Spanish support for territorial ambitions in Sicily and Sardinia ⓘ |
| Austrian campaign in Sicily | Spanish attempt to reassert dominance in the central Mediterranean via predicate surface "opposedObjective" ⓘ |
| Battle of Bemis Heights | British attempt to isolate New England from the other colonies ⓘ |
|
Battle of Trafalgar
linked to:
commemorated by Trafalgar Day
|
break British naval blockade ⓘ |
| Battle of Amelia Springs | protect Confederate wagon trains and retreat route ⓘ |
| Battle of Killiecrankie | secure Williamite control of Scotland ⓘ |
| Battle of San Carlos | Argentine air attacks against British amphibious force ⓘ |
| Gulf Coast theater of the Mexican–American War | Mexican defense of coastal access to the interior via predicate surface "opposedStrategicObjective" ⓘ |
| India Theater | defense of India against Japanese advance from Burma via predicate surface "primaryAdversaryObjective" ⓘ |
| pro-Treaty IRA | Irish Republic as claimed by anti-Treaty IRA via predicate surface "opposedGoalOf" ⓘ |
| Battle of Imbros | attack Allied naval forces off Imbros ⓘ |
| Battle of St. Kitts | to prevent British relief of St. Kitts ⓘ |
| Economism in the Russian socialist movement | overthrow of the autocracy as central task via predicate surface "opposedGoal" ⓘ |
| Battle of Stratton | Parliamentarian effort to contain Royalist forces in Cornwall ⓘ |
| Battle of Castricum | Overthrow Batavian Republic ⓘ |
| Battle of Castricum | Restore House of Orange in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| Black and Tan War | maintenance of British rule in Ireland via predicate surface "opposingObjective" ⓘ |
| RIC Special Reserve | Irish independence via predicate surface "opposedGoal" ⓘ |
| Battle of Luding Bridge | block Red Army crossing of Dadu River ⓘ |
| Battle of Millstone | British foraging for grain and supplies ⓘ |
| Operation Harpoon | Prevent supplies reaching Malta ⓘ |
| Battle of Asal Uttar | Pakistani thrust towards Amritsar ⓘ |
| Syrian offensive on the Golan Heights | maintain Israeli control of the Golan Heights via predicate surface "opposedObjective" ⓘ |
| Operation Maslenica | maintain control of corridor linking Serb-held areas in Croatia ⓘ |
| Battle of Tangdao | secure sea route for Jin forces crossing the Yangtze ⓘ |
| 1987 Canada Cup | Soviet Union national ice hockey team via predicate surface "decisiveGoalOpponent" ⓘ |
| Battle of Forum Gallorum | Mark Antony’s effort to maintain siege of Mutina via predicate surface "opposingObjective" ⓘ |
| Northern Solomons | defense of Japanese outer perimeter ⓘ |
| Battle of Dynekilen | to supply Charles XII’s army in Norway ⓘ |
| Ottoman sieges of Corfu |
defence of Corfu
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Corfu (1716)
|
| Battle of Morlaix | to restore French and Blois control over Brittany via predicate surface "opponentAim" ⓘ |
| British Lake Erie squadron | American invasion of Upper Canada via predicate surface "opposedObjective" ⓘ |