governance

P46
predicate

Indicates the relationship in which one entity exercises authority, control, or decision-making power over the policies, actions, or direction of another entity or system.

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All labels observed (13)

Label Occurrences
governingBody 58,978
oversees 53,255
governedBy 50,857

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: governance
Generated description
Indicates the relationship in which one entity exercises authority, control, or decision-making power over the policies, actions, or direction of another entity or system.

Sample triples (212,441)

Subject Object
Newfoundland Time Zone Canadian federal government (Ottawa) via predicate surface "governingAuthority" ⓘ
surface form: Government of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada uniform interpretation of Canadian law via predicate surface "oversees" ⓘ
Caltrans state highway safety projects in California via predicate surface "oversees" ⓘ
FBS National Collegiate Athletic Association via predicate surface "governingBody" ⓘ
Academic Senate of UC Berkeley academic policy at UC Berkeley via predicate surface "oversees" ⓘ
Academic Senate of UC Berkeley curriculum at UC Berkeley via predicate surface "oversees" ⓘ
Academic Senate of UC Berkeley shared governance at UC Berkeley via predicate surface "oversees" ⓘ
Academic Senate of UC Berkeley academic standards at UC Berkeley via predicate surface "regulates" ⓘ
Academic Senate of UC Berkeley grading policies at UC Berkeley via predicate surface "regulates" ⓘ
Academic Senate of UC Berkeley degree requirements at UC Berkeley via predicate surface "regulates" ⓘ
Karolinska Institute Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute via predicate surface "governingBody" ⓘ
Safe Drinking Water Act public drinking water quality via predicate surface "regulates" ⓘ
Safe Drinking Water Act maximum contaminant levels via predicate surface "regulates" ⓘ
Safe Drinking Water Act treatment techniques for drinking water via predicate surface "regulates" ⓘ
Safe Drinking Water Act monitoring of drinking water contaminants via predicate surface "regulates" ⓘ
Safe Drinking Water Act reporting by public water systems via predicate surface "regulates" ⓘ
Safe Drinking Water Act underground injection of fluids via predicate surface "regulates" ⓘ
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System point sources via predicate surface "regulates" ⓘ
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System discharge of pollutants via predicate surface "regulates" ⓘ
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System discharges into waters of the United States via predicate surface "regulates" ⓘ
Criminal Division United States Attorneys’ Offices in certain criminal matters via predicate surface "oversees" ⓘ
Democratic National Committee headquarters Democratic National Committee via predicate surface "governingBody" ⓘ
Native Americans tribal governments via predicate surface "governedBy" ⓘ
Bowl Championship Series Football Bowl Subdivision via predicate surface "governingBody" ⓘ
surface form: NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
First Four
surface form: First Four (NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball)
NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee via predicate surface "governingBody" ⓘ
Baylor Lady Bears basketball National Collegiate Athletic Association via predicate surface "governingBody" ⓘ
Boston Landmark (some components) alterations to designated components via predicate surface "regulates" ⓘ
Boston Landmark (some components) demolition of designated components via predicate surface "regulates" ⓘ
Boston Landmark (some components) new construction affecting designated components via predicate surface "regulates" ⓘ
Boston Landmark (some components) Boston Landmarks Commission regulations via predicate surface "governedBy" ⓘ
Shrewsbury Abbey Church of England via predicate surface "governingBody" ⓘ
surface form: Church of England parish authorities
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration Internal Revenue Service via predicate surface "oversees" ⓘ
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration Office of Chief Counsel via predicate surface "oversees" ⓘ
surface form: IRS Office of Chief Counsel
Canadian English no single official regulating body via predicate surface "governingBody" ⓘ
Lake Tahoe Basin Tahoe Regional Planning Agency via predicate surface "governedBy" ⓘ
Napa Napa City Council via predicate surface "governingBody" ⓘ
British Summer Time Summer Time Act 1916 via predicate surface "governedBy" ⓘ
British Summer Time Summer Time Act 1916 via predicate surface "governedBy" ⓘ
surface form: Summer Time Act 1925
British Summer Time British Summer Time Act 1972 via predicate surface "governedBy" ⓘ
surface form: Summer Time Act 1972
British Summer Time subsequent statutory instruments of the UK Parliament via predicate surface "governedBy" ⓘ
Izumi mayor–council government via predicate surface "governedBy" ⓘ
Secretary of State for Defence British Armed Forces via predicate surface "oversees" ⓘ
Secretary of State for Defence United Kingdom defence policy via predicate surface "oversees" ⓘ
Swedish Academy its statutes of 1786 via predicate surface "governedBy" ⓘ
Braunau am Inn mayor of Braunau am Inn via predicate surface "governedBy" ⓘ
Crown dependencies constitutional conventions via predicate surface "governedBy" ⓘ
Crown dependencies royal charters via predicate surface "governedBy" ⓘ
Crown dependencies local legislation via predicate surface "governedBy" ⓘ
Royal Proclamation of 1763 settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains via predicate surface "regulates" ⓘ
Royal Proclamation of 1763 colonial governance in newly acquired territories via predicate surface "regulates" ⓘ