servedAs

P1827
predicate

Indicates that one entity held and performed the role, position, or function associated with another entity for some period of time.

All labels observed (40)

Label Occurrences
servedAs canonical 3,141
politicalRole 3,135
hasHistoricalRole 2,151

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: servedAs
Generated description
Indicates that one entity held and performed the role, position, or function associated with another entity for some period of time.

Sample triples (8,734)

Subject Object
Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony important colonial town ⓘ
Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony commercial center ⓘ
Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony fishing and trading port ⓘ
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives leader of the House majority party in practice via predicate surface "politicalRole" ⓘ
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives national political figure via predicate surface "politicalRole" ⓘ
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives party strategist for House majority via predicate surface "politicalRole" ⓘ
Princeton, New Jersey, United States temporary capital of the United States ⓘ
House of Orange-Nassau leadership of Dutch Revolt via predicate surface "hasHistoricalRole" ⓘ
House of Orange-Nassau founding of the Dutch Republic via predicate surface "hasHistoricalRole" ⓘ
House of Orange-Nassau hereditary stadtholders of the Dutch Republic via predicate surface "hasHistoricalRole" ⓘ
House of Orange-Nassau hereditary monarchs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands via predicate surface "hasHistoricalRole" ⓘ
Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier scientific advisor in Egypt ⓘ
Ferdinand Magellan captain-general of the Spanish expedition to the Moluccas ⓘ
Earl of Northesk landed nobility in Scotland via predicate surface "hasHistoricalRole" ⓘ
Vichy seat of the Vichy regime ⓘ
Vichy capital of the French State (État français) ⓘ
Afrikaners dominant group in apartheid government via predicate surface "politicalRole" ⓘ
Industriales symbol of Havana in Cuban baseball via predicate surface "hasHistoricalRole" ⓘ
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Commander-in-Chief during the Winter War ⓘ
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Commander-in-Chief during the Continuation War ⓘ
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Commander-in-Chief during the Lapland War ⓘ
Peerage of Scotland provided members of pre-1707 Parliament of Scotland via predicate surface "hasHistoricalRole" ⓘ
Peerage of Scotland formed upper social elite of Scotland via predicate surface "hasHistoricalRole" ⓘ
Socrates hoplite ⓘ
Earle Cabell Assassination of John F. Kennedy via predicate surface "wasInOfficeDuring" ⓘ
New Model Army support of Cromwell as Lord Protector via predicate surface "politicalRole" ⓘ
Robert E. Lee superintendent of the United States Military Academy ⓘ
Memphis (Egypt)
linked to: Memphis
major political center of ancient Egypt via predicate surface "politicalRole" ⓘ
Calcutta capital of British India ⓘ
Calcutta capital of Bengal Presidency ⓘ
War Refugee Board Holocaust rescue organization via predicate surface "hasHistoricalRole" ⓘ
War Refugee Board U.S. civilian relief and rescue agency during World War II via predicate surface "hasHistoricalRole" ⓘ
Margaret Truman concert singer via predicate surface "performedAs" ⓘ
Melania Trump Republican First Lady of the United States via predicate surface "politicalRole" ⓘ
Stanley Cup trustees transition of the Stanley Cup from challenge trophy to league championship trophy via predicate surface "hasHistoricalRole" ⓘ
Stanley Cup trustees approval of NHL as primary competition for the Stanley Cup via predicate surface "hasHistoricalRole" ⓘ
Central Asia Silk Road crossroads via predicate surface "hasHistoricalRole" ⓘ
Foxboro Stadium home field for New England Patriots from 1971 to 2001 ⓘ
Foxboro Stadium home field for New England Revolution from 1996 to 2001 ⓘ
Mirabeau B. Lamar Secretary of War of the Republic of Texas ⓘ
Mirabeau B. Lamar vice president of the Republic of Texas ⓘ
Lord Privy Seal officer responsible for the privy seal of the sovereign via predicate surface "hasHistoricalRole" ⓘ
Armed Forces of Cuba pillar of the Cuban state via predicate surface "politicalRole" ⓘ
Armed Forces of Cuba support of the Communist Party of Cuba via predicate surface "politicalRole" ⓘ
Little Havana political center of Cuban exile community in Miami via predicate surface "politicalRole" ⓘ
Broad Street Station (Philadelphia) primary passenger station of the Pennsylvania Railroad in Philadelphia ⓘ
Broad Street Station (Philadelphia) major hub of rail travel in the late 19th century ⓘ
Broad Street Station (Philadelphia) major hub of rail travel in the early 20th century ⓘ
House of Habsburg ruling dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire for centuries via predicate surface "politicalRole" ⓘ
House of Habsburg leading Catholic power in early modern Europe via predicate surface "politicalRole" ⓘ