monopolyOn

P2908
predicate

Indicates that one entity has exclusive control or rights over a resource, market, or activity, preventing others from participating on equal terms.

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All labels observed (20)

Label Occurrences
monopolyOn canonical 41
monopolyStatus 19
grantedMonopolyOn 17

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: monopolyOn
Generated description
Indicates that one entity has exclusive control or rights over a resource, market, or activity, preventing others from participating on equal terms.

Sample triples (130)

Subject Object
Dutch East India Company Dutch trade east of the Cape of Good Hope ⓘ
Dutch East India Company Dutch trade west of the Strait of Magellan ⓘ
Dutch West India Company Dutch Atlantic trade via predicate surface "hasMonopolyOn" ⓘ
Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) cinnamon production via predicate surface "economicMonopolyOn" ⓘ
establishment of the First Bank of the United States federal government banking services via predicate surface "grantedMonopolyOn" ⓘ
United States Postal Service non-urgent letter mail delivery in the United States ⓘ
United States Postal Service access to residential mailboxes in the United States ⓘ
VOC Dutch trade with Asia via predicate surface "hasMonopolyOn" ⓘ
VOC Japan via predicate surface "monopolyInCountry" ⓘ
VOC Indonesia via predicate surface "monopolyInCountry" ⓘ
VOC Ceylon via predicate surface "monopolyInCountry" ⓘ
linked to: Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon)
State Bank of the USSR emission of currency ⓘ
State Bank of the USSR short-term state credit ⓘ
Muscovy Company English trade with Russia via predicate surface "grantedMonopolyOn" ⓘ
First Bank of the United States true via predicate surface "monopolyOnFederalDeposits" ⓘ
British East India Company English trade with the East Indies via predicate surface "grantedMonopolyOn" ⓘ
Dutch West India Company
linked to: WIC
Dutch trade and navigation west of the Cape of Good Hope ⓘ
Dutch West India Company
linked to: WIC
Dutch trade and navigation south of the Tropic of Cancer in the Americas ⓘ
Motion Picture Patents Company exclusive licensing of patented film equipment via predicate surface "monopolisticPractice" ⓘ
Motion Picture Patents Company refusal to license independent producers via predicate surface "monopolisticPractice" ⓘ
Hudson's Bay Company fur trade in Rupert's Land via predicate surface "heldMonopolyOn" ⓘ
British Post Office letter post in the United Kingdom ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church in Quebec Catholic school system in Quebec via predicate surface "historicalMonopolyOn" ⓘ
Royal African Company English trade on the West African coast ⓘ
Royal African Company English trade in enslaved Africans ⓘ
American Tobacco Company near-monopoly in U.S. tobacco market via predicate surface "monopolyStatus" ⓘ
French East India Company French trade east of the Cape of Good Hope via predicate surface "hasMonopolyOn" ⓘ
Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free criticizes corporate control over culture via predicate surface "positionOnMonopoly" ⓘ
Russia Company English trade with Russia via predicate surface "hasMonopolyOn" ⓘ
Führer and Reich Chancellor monopoly on executive power in Germany via predicate surface "typeOfMonopoly" ⓘ
EIC English trade with the East Indies via predicate surface "hadMonopolyOn" ⓘ
British South Africa Company mineral rights in its territories via predicate surface "grantedMonopolyOn" ⓘ
British South Africa Company land distribution in its territories via predicate surface "grantedMonopolyOn" ⓘ
Polska Krajowa Kasa Pożyczkowa issuance of Polish marka banknotes ⓘ
FDGB
linked to: FDGB (Free German Trade Union Federation)
only officially recognized trade union federation in the GDR via predicate surface "monopolyStatus" ⓘ
General Film Company near-monopoly on film distribution in the United States via predicate surface "monopolyStatus" ⓘ
Workers' Central Union of Cuba only legally recognized national trade union center in Cuba via predicate surface "monopolyStatus" ⓘ
Workers' Central Union of Cuba trade union monopoly in Cuba via predicate surface "typeOfMonopoly" ⓘ
General Union of Trade Unions only legally permitted national trade union center in communist Romania via predicate surface "monopolyStatus" ⓘ
Royal Salt Mines of the Polish Crown
linked to: Royal Salt Mines of the Polish Crown (historically)
salt production in royal deposits ⓘ
Steamship Authority ferries vehicle ferry service to Martha’s Vineyard ⓘ
Steamship Authority ferries vehicle ferry service to Nantucket ⓘ
Imperial Ottoman Bank banknote issuance in the Ottoman Empire via predicate surface "grantedMonopolyOn" ⓘ
Company of Royal Adventurers Trading to Africa English trade with West Africa ⓘ
Royal African Company
linked to: RAC
English trade on the West African coast ⓘ
British South Sea Company British trade in the South Seas via predicate surface "heldMonopolyOn" ⓘ
British South Sea Company asiento de negros (slave trade contract with Spanish America) via predicate surface "heldMonopolyOn" ⓘ
linked to: Asiento de Negros
General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea dominant trade union federation in North Korea via predicate surface "monopolyStatus" ⓘ
French West India Company trade in French Caribbean colonies via predicate surface "hasMonopolyOn" ⓘ
French West India Company slave trade to French colonies via predicate surface "hasMonopolyOn" ⓘ