governs

P760
predicate

Indicates that one entity exercises authoritative control, direction, or rule over another entity or domain.

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All labels observed (109)

Label Occurrences
governs canonical 40,211
controls 3,498
enforces 2,464

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: governs
Generated description
Indicates that one entity exercises authoritative control, direction, or rule over another entity or domain.

Sample triples (56,947)

Subject Object
DCA
surface form: Defense Communications Agency
long-haul communications networks for the U.S. military via predicate surface "oversaw" ⓘ
DCA
surface form: Defense Communications Agency
satellite communications systems planning via predicate surface "oversaw" ⓘ
DCA
surface form: Defense Communications Agency
implementation of communications security policies via predicate surface "oversaw" ⓘ
Unified Command Plan global responsibilities of U.S. combatant commanders ⓘ
Unified Command Plan command relationships among combatant commands ⓘ
Unified Command Plan areas of responsibility such as U.S. Central Command AOR ⓘ
Unified Command Plan areas of responsibility such as U.S. European Command AOR ⓘ
Unified Command Plan areas of responsibility such as U.S. Indo-Pacific Command AOR ⓘ
Unified Command Plan areas of responsibility such as U.S. Northern Command AOR ⓘ
Unified Command Plan areas of responsibility such as U.S. Southern Command AOR ⓘ
Unified Command Plan areas of responsibility such as U.S. Africa Command AOR ⓘ
Office of the Auditor General compliance with financial regulations of the Holy See ⓘ
Office of the Auditor General compliance with administrative regulations of the Holy See ⓘ
Commission for Confidential Matters confidential curial affairs via predicate surface "governsDomain" ⓘ
Commission for Confidential Matters secret curial affairs via predicate surface "governsDomain" ⓘ
Committee for Investments investment policies of the Holy See ⓘ
Pastor bonus relations between dicasteries and bishops ⓘ
Pastor bonus relations between dicasteries and episcopal conferences ⓘ
Pastor bonus relations between dicasteries and Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ
HELP Committee United States Department of Health and Human Services via predicate surface "overseesAgency" ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
HELP Committee United States Department of Education via predicate surface "overseesAgency" ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Department of Education
HELP Committee United States Department of Labor via predicate surface "overseesAgency" ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Department of Labor
HELP Committee Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation via predicate surface "overseesAgency" ⓘ
HELP Committee Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via predicate surface "overseesAgency" ⓘ
HELP Committee National Institutes of Health via predicate surface "overseesAgency" ⓘ
HELP Committee Food and Drug Administration via predicate surface "overseesAgency" ⓘ
HELP Committee Occupational Safety and Health Administration via predicate surface "overseesAgency" ⓘ
HELP Committee Mine Safety and Health Administration via predicate surface "overseesAgency" ⓘ
HELP Committee Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor via predicate surface "overseesAgency" ⓘ
HELP Committee Employee Benefits Security Administration via predicate surface "overseesAgency" ⓘ
HELP Committee Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services via predicate surface "overseesAgency" ⓘ
Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention implementation of the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage ⓘ
Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention procedures for nomination of World Heritage properties ⓘ
Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention evaluation of World Heritage nominations ⓘ
Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention inscription of properties on the World Heritage List ⓘ
Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention protection of World Heritage properties ⓘ
Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention conservation of World Heritage properties ⓘ
Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention monitoring of World Heritage properties ⓘ
Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention reactive monitoring of World Heritage properties ⓘ
Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention periodic reporting on the state of conservation of World Heritage properties ⓘ
Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention use of the World Heritage emblem ⓘ
Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention preparation of Tentative Lists by States Parties ⓘ
Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention preparation of nomination dossiers by States Parties ⓘ
Constitution of Egypt relationship between state and citizens in Egypt ⓘ
Egyptian Armed Forces large network of state-owned enterprises via predicate surface "controls" ⓘ
House of Bonaparte First French Empire via predicate surface "ruled" ⓘ
House of Bonaparte Second Empire of France via predicate surface "ruled" ⓘ
surface form: Second French Empire
House of Bonaparte Kingdom of Italy via predicate surface "ruled" ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)
House of Bonaparte Spain via predicate surface "ruled" ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Spain (Napoleonic)
House of Bonaparte Kingdom of Naples via predicate surface "ruled" ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Naples (Napoleonic)