tookPositionOn

P21606
predicate

Indicates that an entity expressed or adopted a specific stance, opinion, or viewpoint regarding a particular issue, topic, or subject.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
positionTaken 59
positionOnWar 14
tookStanceOn 4

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: tookPositionOn
Generated description
Indicates that an entity expressed or adopted a specific stance, opinion, or viewpoint regarding a particular issue, topic, or subject.

Sample triples (83)

Subject Object
Lyman Trumbull opposed removal of Andrew Johnson from office ⓘ
What I Believe condemns war as incompatible with Christianity via predicate surface "positionOnWar" ⓘ
The Federalist No. 34 supports broad federal taxing power via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
The Federalist No. 34 supports concurrent taxation by federal and state governments via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
The Federalist No. 34 argues that federal government must have unlimited resources for national emergencies via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
The Federalist No. 34 argues that states cannot reliably provide for national defense needs via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
The Federalist No. 34 argues that constitutional limits on taxation should be minimal at the federal level via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
The Federalist No. 34 argues that practical and political checks will restrain federal taxation via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
The Federalist No. 34 argues that federal government should predominate in revenue for war and defense via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
The Federalist No. 34 argues that states will retain significant sources of revenue via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
The Federalist No. 34 argues that overlapping taxing powers are necessary via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
The Federalist No. 34 rejects fixed constitutional apportionment of all taxes via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
The Federalist No. 34 argues that future contingencies cannot be precisely foreseen in revenue matters via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
Catholic Worker Movement absolute pacifism via predicate surface "positionOnWar" ⓘ
The Crime Against Kansas speech opposition to slavery via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
The Crime Against Kansas speech opposition to the Kansas–Nebraska Act via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
The Crime Against Kansas speech support for free-state settlers in Kansas via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty defense of American independence via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty critique of taxation without representation via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty support for popular sovereignty via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty defense of natural rights via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty advocacy of limited government via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
Socialist Party of Canada World War I ⓘ
A Soldier’s Declaration condemnation of continuation of World War I via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
A Soldier’s Declaration criticism of British war policy via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
A Soldier’s Declaration opposition to prolongation of the war via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
Finnish Party conciliatory policy toward Russian Empire via predicate surface "tookStance" ⓘ
American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society opposed women holding office in mixed-gender abolitionist societies via predicate surface "hadPositionOn" ⓘ
Gruppe Internationale revolutionary defeatism via predicate surface "positionOnWar" ⓘ
USPD anti-war via predicate surface "positionOnWar" ⓘ
Council of Constantinople 867 jurisdiction over Bulgaria via predicate surface "tookStanceOn" ⓘ
Spartan war party pro-war via predicate surface "positionOnWar" ⓘ
Draft Dodger Rag anti-war via predicate surface "positionOnWar" ⓘ
Ad beatissimi Apostolorum calls for cessation of hostilities via predicate surface "positionOnWar" ⓘ
Ad beatissimi Apostolorum criticizes the horrors of modern warfare via predicate surface "positionOnWar" ⓘ
On the Physical Basis of Life life phenomena are explicable by physical and chemical laws via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
On the Physical Basis of Life no special vital force is required to explain life via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
On the Physical Basis of Life mind depends on physical processes in the brain via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
Les Temps modernes
linked to: journal Les Temps modernes
Algerian War via predicate surface "tookStanceOn" ⓘ
linked to: Algerian War of Independence
Les Temps modernes
linked to: journal Les Temps modernes
decolonization via predicate surface "tookStanceOn" ⓘ
Les Temps modernes
linked to: journal Les Temps modernes
Cold War politics via predicate surface "tookStanceOn" ⓘ
A New Beginning (speech) rejection of extremism via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
A New Beginning (speech) support for peaceful resolution of conflicts via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
A New Beginning (speech) support for coexistence among religions via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
Who Speaks for Man? supports peaceful conflict resolution via predicate surface "positionOnWar" ⓘ
Augenspiegel opposes destruction of Jewish books via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
Augenspiegel defends study of Hebrew and Jewish texts via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
court statement of Nathuram Godse attempt to justify Gandhi's assassination via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
court statement of Nathuram Godse accusation that Gandhi was biased towards Muslims via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ
court statement of Nathuram Godse claim that Gandhi's policies weakened Hindu interests via predicate surface "positionTaken" ⓘ