actsOnBehalfOf

P4131
predicate

Indicates that one entity performs actions or makes decisions as a representative or proxy for another entity.

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All labels observed (34)

Label Occurrences
worksOnBehalfOf 123
actsOnBehalfOf canonical 105
canActAs 53

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: actsOnBehalfOf
Generated description
Indicates that one entity performs actions or makes decisions as a representative or proxy for another entity.

Sample triples (545)

Subject Object
College of Arms Crown ⓘ
Japanese Instrument of Surrender Japanese government via predicate surface "signedOnBehalfOf" ⓘ
linked to: Government of Japan
Japanese Instrument of Surrender Japanese Imperial General Headquarters via predicate surface "signedOnBehalfOf" ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
Oliver Brown his daughter Linda Brown via predicate surface "filedCaseOnBehalfOf" ⓘ
Public Technical Identifiers ICANN via predicate surface "performsOnBehalfOf" ⓘ
linked to: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Lee Resolution Virginia Convention via predicate surface "introducedOnBehalfOf" ⓘ
University of Manchester Students' Union University of Manchester student body ⓘ
Jewish People’s Council Jewish people in Eretz-Israel via predicate surface "declaredOnBehalfOf" ⓘ
Jewish People’s Council Zionist movement via predicate surface "declaredOnBehalfOf" ⓘ
Crown in right of Canada Cabinet of Canada via predicate surface "actsThrough" ⓘ
Crown in right of Canada Prime Minister of Canada via predicate surface "actsThrough" ⓘ
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons Speaker of the House of Commons in the Speaker’s absence via predicate surface "canActAs" ⓘ
Under Secretary of the Army Secretary of the Army in the Secretary's absence or vacancy (when designated) via predicate surface "canActAs" ⓘ
Business Board (University of Toronto) Governing Council of the University of Toronto ⓘ
HomePod Home hub via predicate surface "canActAs" ⓘ
Standards and Testing Agency Secretary of State for Education via predicate surface "worksOnBehalfOf" ⓘ
Lieutenant Governor of Maryland acting Governor when Governor is out of state or incapacitated via predicate surface "canActAs" ⓘ
Vice-President of the House of Councillors President of the House of Councillors via predicate surface "canActInPlaceOf" ⓘ
Ecological Monographs Ecological Society of America via predicate surface "publishedOnBehalfOf" ⓘ
Working Group on Amendments States Parties to the International Criminal Court via predicate surface "worksOnBehalfOf" ⓘ
linked to: States Parties to the Rome Statute
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia acting Prime Minister of Russia in absence of the Prime Minister via predicate surface "canActAs" ⓘ
Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy City of Buffalo via predicate surface "worksOnBehalfOf" ⓘ
linked to: Buffalo
Lutheran World Federation member churches worldwide via predicate surface "worksOnBehalfOf" ⓘ
W3C Member representative employer organization ⓘ
Vice President of Vietnam acting President of Vietnam via predicate surface "canActAs" ⓘ
Haitian Declaration of Independence the Haitian people via predicate surface "signedOnBehalfOf" ⓘ
Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation Government of Victoria via predicate surface "operatedOnBehalfOf" ⓘ
Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation State of Victoria via predicate surface "operatedOnBehalfOf" ⓘ
Proclamation of the Colony of New South Wales King George III via predicate surface "issuedOnBehalfOf" ⓘ
linked to: George III of the United Kingdom
Board of Directors of the Asian Development Bank
linked to: Board of Directors
member countries of the Asian Development Bank ⓘ
Definitive Treaty of Peace United States of America via predicate surface "signedOnBehalfOf" ⓘ
Definitive Treaty of Peace Kingdom of Great Britain via predicate surface "signedOnBehalfOf" ⓘ
HAA Board of Directors Harvard alumni worldwide via predicate surface "worksOnBehalfOf" ⓘ
Reserve Bank of New Zealand lender of last resort via predicate surface "canActAs" ⓘ
Caserta Agreement (1944) British government via predicate surface "signedOnBehalfOf" ⓘ
linked to: UK government
Office of Acquisition (TTS) U.S. federal agencies via predicate surface "worksOnBehalfOf" ⓘ
Commonwealth Secretariat Board of Governors member governments of the Commonwealth ⓘ
Juan O’Donojú Spanish Crown via predicate surface "signedOnBehalfOf" ⓘ
linked to: Crown of Spain
Office of Enterprise Strategy Management (FAS) Federal Acquisition Service leadership via predicate surface "worksOnBehalfOf" ⓘ
linked to: Federal Acquisition Service business lines
agents of Mir Jafar intermediaries between Mir Jafar and British interests via predicate surface "actedAs" ⓘ
Minister for the Civil Service Cabinet Office via predicate surface "actsThrough" ⓘ
Journal of Linguistic Anthropology Society for Linguistic Anthropology via predicate surface "publishedOnBehalfOf" ⓘ
board of regents board committees via predicate surface "actsThrough" ⓘ
board of regents formal resolutions via predicate surface "actsThrough" ⓘ
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy scientific community via predicate surface "operatesOnBehalfOf" ⓘ
Pennsylvania Railroad Lines East Pennsylvania Railroad via predicate surface "operatedOnBehalfOf" ⓘ
linked to: Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Prince Regent reigning monarch via predicate surface "governsOnBehalfOf" ⓘ
Public Prosecution Service of Egypt
linked to: public prosecution service of Egypt
state of Egypt ⓘ
Public Prosecution Service of Egypt
linked to: public prosecution service of Egypt
public interest ⓘ
UChicago Argonne, LLC United States Department of Energy via predicate surface "operatesOnBehalfOf" ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Department of Energy