foundingDocument

P358
predicate

Indicates that one entity serves as the official charter, constitution, or primary legal/organizational document that establishes or defines the other entity.

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All labels observed (29)

Label Occurrences
governingDocument 582
constitutingInstrument 426
constitutionalDocument 202

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: foundingDocument
Generated description
Indicates that one entity serves as the official charter, constitution, or primary legal/organizational document that establishes or defines the other entity.

Sample triples (1,546)

Subject Object
United States of America United States Constitution ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain Acts of Union 1707 via predicate surface "legalBasisOfUnion" ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Great Britain
President of the United States Article II of the United States Constitution via predicate surface "constitutingInstrument" ⓘ
linked to: United States Constitution
Government of Japan Constitution of Japan via predicate surface "constitutionalDocument" ⓘ
United States government United States Constitution via predicate surface "foundationDocument" ⓘ
United States government Declaration of Independence via predicate surface "foundationDocument" ⓘ
linked to: American Declaration of Independence
United States government Articles of Confederation via predicate surface "foundationDocument" ⓘ
United Nations Charter of the United Nations via predicate surface "legalDocument" ⓘ
NATO North Atlantic Treaty via predicate surface "foundedByTreaty" ⓘ
Electoral College United States Constitution via predicate surface "foundedByDocument" ⓘ
Massachusetts General Court Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts via predicate surface "governingDocument" ⓘ
United Kingdom Acts of Union 1707 ⓘ
The Commonwealth Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts via predicate surface "governingDocument" ⓘ
Government of Massachusetts Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts via predicate surface "constitutionalDocument" ⓘ
House of Commons of the United Kingdom Constitutional conventions of the United Kingdom via predicate surface "governingDocument" ⓘ
House of Commons of the United Kingdom Acts of Parliament via predicate surface "governingDocument" ⓘ
Harrow School Elizabeth I of England via predicate surface "foundedUnderCharterOf" ⓘ
Organization of American States Charter of the Organization of American States ⓘ
Securities and Exchange Commission Securities Exchange Act of 1934 via predicate surface "foundedByStatute" ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Major League Baseball Official Baseball Rules via predicate surface "governingDocument" ⓘ
Florida Legislature Constitution of Florida via predicate surface "governedByDocument" ⓘ
League of Nations Covenant of the League of Nations ⓘ
Egyptian government Constitution of Egypt via predicate surface "constitutionalDocument" ⓘ
Canadian federal government
linked to: Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
Constitution Act, 1867 via predicate surface "constitutionalDocument" ⓘ
Canadian federal government
linked to: Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
Constitution Act, 1982 via predicate surface "constitutionalDocument" ⓘ
Vice President of the United States Article II of the United States Constitution via predicate surface "constitutingInstrument" ⓘ
Vice President of the United States Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution via predicate surface "constitutingInstrument" ⓘ
Vice President of the United States Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution via predicate surface "constitutingInstrument" ⓘ
House of Deputies Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church via predicate surface "governingDocument" ⓘ
New Zealand Treaty of Waitangi ⓘ
Pacific Alliance Lima Declaration via predicate surface "foundingAgreement" ⓘ
Prime Minister of Japan Constitution of Japan via predicate surface "constitutingInstrument" ⓘ
Hellenic Parliament Constitution of Greece via predicate surface "foundationDocument" ⓘ
United States Deputy Secretary of Defense Title 10 of the United States Code via predicate surface "constitutingInstrument" ⓘ
Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences statutes of the Nobel Foundation via predicate surface "governingDocument" ⓘ
linked to: Nobel Foundation
International Labour Organization Treaty of Versailles ⓘ
Province of North Carolina Carolina charter via predicate surface "foundingCharter" ⓘ
House of Lords Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949 via predicate surface "governingDocument" ⓘ
House of Lords Life Peerages Act 1958 via predicate surface "governingDocument" ⓘ
House of Lords House of Lords Act 1999 via predicate surface "governingDocument" ⓘ
House of Lords Constitutional Reform Act 2005 via predicate surface "governingDocument" ⓘ
Society of Jesus Constitutions of the Society of Jesus via predicate surface "hasConstitution" ⓘ
United States Numbered Highway System AASHTO U.S. Route Numbering and Sign Policy via predicate surface "governingDocument" ⓘ
Governor of Guam Organic Act of Guam via predicate surface "constitutingInstrument" ⓘ
King of Norway Constitution of Norway via predicate surface "constitutingInstrument" ⓘ
Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEAN Declaration ⓘ
Japan Federation of Bar Associations Attorney Act of Japan via predicate surface "foundedByStatute" ⓘ
Taisho era Meiji Constitution via predicate surface "constitutionInForce" ⓘ
Government of India Constitution of India via predicate surface "constitutionalDocument" ⓘ
President of Ecuador Constitution of Ecuador via predicate surface "constitutingInstrument" ⓘ