appointed

P8660
predicate

Indicates that one entity formally assigns another entity to a position, role, or responsibility.

All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
appointed canonical 119
appointedToPosition 11
appointedBishop 6

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: appointed
Generated description
Indicates that one entity formally assigns another entity to a position, role, or responsibility.

Sample triples (147)

Subject Object
Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski Commander of the Home Army in 1943
Nathanael Greene Commander of the Southern Department via predicate surface "appointedToPosition"
Samuel Francis Du Pont Rear admiral in 1862 via predicate surface "appointedRank"
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
linked to: Sultan
Grand Vizier
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
linked to: Sultan
provincial governors (beys, pashas)
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
linked to: Sultan
high religious officials
Paul von Hindenburg Adolf Hitler
Washington administration Alexander Hamilton
Washington administration Thomas Jefferson
Washington administration Henry Knox
Washington administration Edmund Randolph
Washington administration John Jay
Pope Damasus I 366
Paul Barras Napoleon Bonaparte as commander to suppress the 13 Vendémiaire uprising
Oregon State Land Board Oregon Department of State Lands via predicate surface "appointsHeadOf"
al-Ma'mun Ali al-Rida as heir apparent
linked to: Ali al-Rida
Charter Act 1833 First Law Commission for India
Rump Parliament Council of State (Commonwealth of England)
Óscar Romero 1970-04-21 via predicate surface "appointedBishop"
Shahu I Balaji Vishwanath as Peshwa
Shahu I Baji Rao I as Peshwa
Stephen Fry Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1998)
Sapa Inca provincial governors (toqrikoq)
Sapa Inca high priests
William White Bishop of Pennsylvania
Deval Patrick
linked to: Deval
Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights via predicate surface "appointedToPosition"
President of the United States (for the Comptroller of the Currency) Office of the Comptroller of the Currency via predicate surface "appointsHeadOf"
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf as governor of Iraq
linked to: al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf
Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi Gajah Mada as mahapatih
linked to: Gajah Mada
Constantine IV Justinian II as co-emperor
Pope Alexander IV bishops and other prelates across Europe
Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore governors of Maryland
National Salvation Junta prime ministers of provisional governments
Jefe del Estado Mayor del Ejército del Aire y del Espacio Gobierno de España via predicate surface "designado por"
linked to: Spanish government
Pope Paul IV members of the Roman Inquisition
Samuel Francis Du Pont Rear admiral in the United States Navy via predicate surface "appointedRank"
Olafur Eliasson UNDP Goodwill Ambassador for climate action
Lothar of Segni Stephen Langton as Archbishop of Canterbury
John Murphy Farley Auxiliary Bishop of New York via predicate surface "appointedToPosition"
John Murphy Farley Titular Bishop of Zeugma in Syria via predicate surface "appointedToPosition"
John Murphy Farley Coadjutor Archbishop of New York via predicate surface "appointedToPosition"
John Murphy Farley Archbishop of New York via predicate surface "appointedToPosition"
Edward Braddock Commander-in-Chief in North America in 1754
Geraldine Ferraro United Nations Commission on Human Rights via predicate surface "appointed to"
Joshua R. Giddings United States Consul General in Canada via predicate surface "appointed to"
Joseph Clemens of Bavaria Archbishop of Cologne in 1688
Moon Jae-in Kim Boo-kyum as Prime Minister
Moon Jae-in Lee Nak-yon as Prime Minister
Moon Jae-in Chung Sye-kyun as Prime Minister
Pope Gregory XV Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi as cardinal-nephew