approves
P547
predicate
Indicates that one entity formally accepts, authorizes, or agrees to a proposal, action, or decision made by another entity.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| approves canonical | 973 |
| canApprove | 146 |
| confirms | 64 |
| endorsed | 20 |
| approve | 10 |
| adopt | 5 |
| passesWith | 3 |
| couldApprove | 2 |
| accreditsOrApproves | 1 |
| aprueba | 1 |
| assentsTo | 1 |
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: approves
Generated description
Indicates that one entity formally accepts, authorizes, or agrees to a proposal, action, or decision made by another entity.
Sample triples (1,226)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| NCAA Division III Presidents Council | major legislative proposals for NCAA Division III ⓘ |
| California State Assembly | simple majority vote via predicate surface "passesWith" ⓘ |
| United States Senate | Cabinet-level appointments via predicate surface "confirms" ⓘ |
| United States Senate | federal judges via predicate surface "confirms" ⓘ |
| United States Senate | Supreme Court justices via predicate surface "confirms" ⓘ |
| United States Senate | ambassadors via predicate surface "confirms" ⓘ |
| World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors | World Bank Group country strategies ⓘ |
| World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors | World Bank Group financing operations ⓘ |
| World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors | World Bank Group capital increases ⓘ |
| Ministerial Conference | accession of new WTO members via predicate surface "canApprove" ⓘ |
| Judicial Conference of the United States | rules of civil procedure for the federal courts ⓘ |
| Judicial Conference of the United States | rules of criminal procedure for the federal courts ⓘ |
| Judicial Conference of the United States | rules of appellate procedure for the federal courts ⓘ |
| Judicial Conference of the United States | rules of bankruptcy procedure for the federal courts ⓘ |
| Judicial Conference of the United States | rules of evidence for the federal courts ⓘ |
| World Health Assembly | WHO programme budget ⓘ |
| Board of Trustees of the Art Institute of Chicago | strategic plans of the Art Institute of Chicago ⓘ |
| Board of Trustees of the Art Institute of Chicago | annual budget of the Art Institute of Chicago ⓘ |
| Board of Trustees of the Art Institute of Chicago | major capital projects of the Art Institute of Chicago ⓘ |
| Board of Selectmen | local regulations ⓘ |
| Board of Selectmen | municipal contracts ⓘ |
| Assembly of the Republic | state budget ⓘ |
| Assembly of the Republic | laws ⓘ |
| Assembly of the Republic | international treaties (in many cases) ⓘ |
| IMO Assembly | IMO work programme ⓘ |
| World Meteorological Congress | World Meteorological Organization budget ⓘ |
| Bundestag | federal budget of Germany ⓘ |
| Party Congress | party program ⓘ |
| Party Congress | party charter ⓘ |
| State Duma | Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation ⓘ |
| IOM Council | IOM programme and budget ⓘ |
| Internet Engineering Steering Group | RFC publication ⓘ |
| Internet Engineering Steering Group | Internet Standards Track documents ⓘ |
| Internet Engineering Steering Group | Best Current Practice documents ⓘ |
| Internet Engineering Steering Group | IETF working group charters ⓘ |
| 国会 | 国家予算 ⓘ |
| 国会 | 条約 ⓘ |
| Cortes of Spain | royal legislation ⓘ |
| Cortes of Spain | key acts of state ⓘ |
| Michael O’Dwyer | General Reginald Dyer’s actions at Jallianwala Bagh via predicate surface "endorsed" ⓘ |
| FAO Conference | FAO Programme of Work and Budget ⓘ |
| Metro Board of Directors | major service changes for Metro transit lines ⓘ |
| Metro Board of Directors | contracts for major Metro projects ⓘ |
| General Conference of UNESCO | UNESCO programme ⓘ |
| General Conference of UNESCO | UNESCO budget ⓘ |
| Senate of Puerto Rico | cabinet-level appointments of the Governor of Puerto Rico via predicate surface "confirms" ⓘ |
| Senate of Puerto Rico | certain judicial appointments in Puerto Rico via predicate surface "confirms" ⓘ |
| Senate of Puerto Rico | heads of major public corporations in Puerto Rico via predicate surface "confirms" ⓘ |
| UNICEF Executive Board | UNICEF country programmes ⓘ |
| UNICEF Executive Board | UNICEF global strategic plans ⓘ |