diff --git a/src/pytorch_ie/annotations.py b/src/pytorch_ie/annotations.py
index 40d719a8..2899e18a 100644
--- a/src/pytorch_ie/annotations.py
+++ b/src/pytorch_ie/annotations.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def __post_init__(self) -> None:
         _post_init_single_label(self)
 
     def resolve(self) -> Any:
-        return super().resolve(), self.label
+        return self.label, super().resolve()
 
 
 @dataclass(eq=True, frozen=True)
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def __post_init__(self) -> None:
         _post_init_multi_label(self)
 
     def resolve(self) -> Any:
-        return super().resolve(), self.label
+        return self.label, super().resolve()
 
 
 @dataclass(eq=True, frozen=True)
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def __post_init__(self) -> None:
         _post_init_single_label(self)
 
     def resolve(self) -> Any:
-        return self.head.resolve(), self.tail.resolve(), self.label
+        return self.label, (self.head.resolve(), self.tail.resolve())
 
 
 @dataclass(eq=True, frozen=True)
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def __post_init__(self) -> None:
         _post_init_multi_label(self)
 
     def resolve(self) -> Any:
-        return self.head.resolve(), self.tail.resolve(), self.label
+        return self.label, (self.head.resolve(), self.tail.resolve())
 
 
 @dataclass(eq=True, frozen=True)
@@ -146,6 +146,6 @@ def __post_init__(self) -> None:
 
     def resolve(self) -> Any:
         return (
-            tuple((role, arg.resolve()) for arg, role in zip(self.arguments, self.roles)),
             self.label,
+            tuple((role, arg.resolve()) for arg, role in zip(self.arguments, self.roles)),
         )
diff --git a/tests/test_annotations.py b/tests/test_annotations.py
index 49219e46..1cdb6abb 100644
--- a/tests/test_annotations.py
+++ b/tests/test_annotations.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class TestDocument(TextBasedDocument):
     doc = TestDocument(text="Hello, world!")
     labeled_span = LabeledSpan(start=7, end=12, label="LOC")
     doc.spans.append(labeled_span)
-    assert labeled_span.resolve() == ("world", "LOC")
+    assert labeled_span.resolve() == ("LOC", "world")
 
 
 def test_multilabeled_span():
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class TestDocument(TextBasedDocument):
     doc = TestDocument(text="Hello, world!")
     multilabeled_span = MultiLabeledSpan(start=7, end=12, label=("LOC", "ORG"))
     doc.spans.append(multilabeled_span)
-    assert multilabeled_span.resolve() == ("world", ("LOC", "ORG"))
+    assert multilabeled_span.resolve() == (("LOC", "ORG"), "world")
 
 
 def test_binary_relation():
@@ -224,9 +224,9 @@ class TestDocument(TextBasedDocument):
     head = Span(start=0, end=5)
     tail = Span(start=7, end=12)
     doc.spans.extend([head, tail])
-    relation = BinaryRelation(head=head, tail=tail, label="RELATION")
+    relation = BinaryRelation(head=head, tail=tail, label="LABEL")
     doc.relations.append(relation)
-    assert relation.resolve() == ("Hello", "world", "RELATION")
+    assert relation.resolve() == ("LABEL", ("Hello", "world"))
 
 
 def test_multilabeled_binary_relation():
@@ -287,9 +287,9 @@ class TestDocument(TextBasedDocument):
     head = Span(start=0, end=5)
     tail = Span(start=7, end=12)
     doc.spans.extend([head, tail])
-    relation = MultiLabeledBinaryRelation(head=head, tail=tail, label=("RELATION1", "RELATION2"))
+    relation = MultiLabeledBinaryRelation(head=head, tail=tail, label=("LABEL1", "LABEL2"))
     doc.relations.append(relation)
-    assert relation.resolve() == ("Hello", "world", ("RELATION1", "RELATION2"))
+    assert relation.resolve() == (("LABEL1", "LABEL2"), ("Hello", "world"))
 
 
 def test_nary_relation():
@@ -342,10 +342,10 @@ class TestDocument(TextBasedDocument):
     arg3 = Span(start=19, end=20)
     doc.spans.extend([arg1, arg2, arg3])
     relation = NaryRelation(
-        arguments=(arg1, arg2, arg3), roles=("ARG1", "ARG2", "ARG3"), label="RELATION"
+        arguments=(arg1, arg2, arg3), roles=("ARG1", "ARG2", "ARG3"), label="LABEL"
     )
     doc.relations.append(relation)
     assert relation.resolve() == (
+        "LABEL",
         (("ARG1", "Hello"), ("ARG2", "world A"), ("ARG3", "B")),
-        "RELATION",
     )