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
Massachusetts General Laws private individuals in Massachusetts ⓘ
Massachusetts General Laws business entities in Massachusetts ⓘ
American Hockey League AHL member clubs ⓘ
Yankee Global Enterprises New York Yankees via predicate surface "controls" ⓘ
Yankee Global Enterprises Yankees-related media rights via predicate surface "controls" ⓘ
Yankee Global Enterprises Yankees trademarks via predicate surface "controls" ⓘ
Yankee Global Enterprises Yankees merchandising via predicate surface "controls" ⓘ
Yankee Global Enterprises Yankees sponsorship deals via predicate surface "controls" ⓘ
ASME B31 Pressure Piping Code design of pressure piping systems ⓘ
ASME B31 Pressure Piping Code materials for pressure piping systems ⓘ
ASME B31 Pressure Piping Code fabrication of pressure piping systems ⓘ
ASME B31 Pressure Piping Code testing of pressure piping systems ⓘ
ASME B31 Pressure Piping Code inspection of pressure piping systems ⓘ
ASME A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators safety devices for elevators ⓘ
ASME A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators emergency operations of elevators ⓘ
ASME A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators firefighters’ emergency operation of elevators ⓘ
ASME A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators machine room and machinery space requirements ⓘ
ASME A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators hoistway and pit requirements ⓘ
ASME A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators electrical requirements for elevator equipment ⓘ
Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses doctrinal interpretation of the Bible for Jehovah's Witnesses ⓘ
Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses organizational policies of Jehovah's Witnesses ⓘ
Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses global preaching strategy of Jehovah's Witnesses ⓘ
Article X aspects of the functioning of the Genocide Convention framework ⓘ
Israeli Declaration of Independence interim constitutional framework of Israel ⓘ
Toronto City Council Toronto ⓘ
surface form: City of Toronto
Toronto City Council Toronto ⓘ
surface form: municipal government of Toronto
Mayor and City Council of Bogotá territory of the Capital District of Bogotá ⓘ
Division of Biological Sciences (UC Berkeley L&S) curricula in life sciences within UC Berkeley College of Letters and Science ⓘ
Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute procedures for nomination and evaluation for Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ⓘ
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act pesticide labeling claims ⓘ
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act pesticide tolerances in certain contexts related to use ⓘ
Master Settlement Agreement participating manufacturers of cigarettes ⓘ
Newtonian gravitational constant G gravitational attraction between point masses ⓘ
Newtonian gravitational constant G gravitational attraction between macroscopic bodies ⓘ
Newtonian gravitational constant G strength of gravitational potential Φ ⓘ
Cook County Board of Commissioners unincorporated areas of Cook County ⓘ
NBA rules regular season standings tiebreakers via predicate surface "govern" ⓘ
NBA rules playoff seeding procedures via predicate surface "govern" ⓘ
NBA rules play-in tournament format via predicate surface "govern" ⓘ
NBA rules draft lottery procedures (game-related aspects excluded) via predicate surface "govern" ⓘ
Government of Florida Florida statutes via predicate surface "enforces" ⓘ
surface form: Florida Statutes
Office of War Information Voice of America via predicate surface "oversaw" ⓘ
OEM
surface form: Office for Emergency Management
Office of Price Administration via predicate surface "oversaw" ⓘ
OEM
surface form: Office for Emergency Management
Office of Production Management via predicate surface "oversaw" ⓘ
OEM
surface form: Office for Emergency Management
War Production Board via predicate surface "oversaw" ⓘ
surface form: War Production Board (in administrative support roles)
OEM
surface form: Office for Emergency Management
Office of Civilian Defense via predicate surface "oversaw" ⓘ
OEM
surface form: Office for Emergency Management
Office of Defense Mobilization via predicate surface "oversaw" ⓘ
surface form: Office of Defense Transportation
OEM
surface form: Office for Emergency Management
Office of Scientific Research and Development via predicate surface "oversaw" ⓘ
surface form: Office of Scientific Research and Development (administrative services)
Florida Supreme Court Florida Rules of Civil Procedure ⓘ
Florida Supreme Court Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure ⓘ