appointed

P8660
predicate

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

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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
linked to: Paul Barras (initially)
Napoleon Bonaparte as commander to suppress the 13 Vendémiaire uprising ⓘ
Oregon State Land Board Oregon Department of State Lands via predicate surface "appointsHeadOf" ⓘ
linked to: Oregon State Land Board
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) ⓘ
linked to: Council of State of the Commonwealth of England
Óscar Romero
linked to: Archbishop 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) ⓘ
linked to: Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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
linked to: Emperor Constantine IV
Justinian II as co-emperor ⓘ
Pope Alexander IV bishops and other prelates across Europe ⓘ
Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
linked to: 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
linked to: Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont
Rear admiral in the United States Navy via predicate surface "appointedRank" ⓘ
Olafur Eliasson UNDP Goodwill Ambassador for climate action ⓘ
linked to: UN Goodwill Ambassador
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" ⓘ
linked to: United States consuls
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 ⓘ