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
Board of Selectmen small town ⓘ
U Sports university athletics in Canada ⓘ
finance committee of the Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
surface form: Finance Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
financial management framework of the Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ
Executive Council
surface form: Executive Council (World Meteorological Organization)
World Meteorological Organization ⓘ
Roman Senate Roman provinces via predicate surface "governed" ⓘ
AEC United States nuclear weapons program via predicate surface "oversaw" ⓘ
AEC civilian nuclear power development in the United States via predicate surface "oversaw" ⓘ
AEC nuclear reactor research and development via predicate surface "oversaw" ⓘ
AEC uranium enrichment facilities via predicate surface "oversaw" ⓘ
AEC nuclear weapons testing programs via predicate surface "oversaw" ⓘ
AEC licensing of nuclear reactors in the United States via predicate surface "governed" ⓘ
AEC civilian use of special nuclear material via predicate surface "governed" ⓘ
Board of Directors
surface form: ICANN Board of Directors
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ⓘ
Board of Directors
surface form: ICANN Board of Directors
global domain name system via predicate surface "overseesSystem" ⓘ
Board of Directors
surface form: ICANN Board of Directors
IP address allocation policy at high level via predicate surface "overseesSystem" ⓘ
Board of Directors
surface form: ICANN Board of Directors
root server system policy at high level via predicate surface "overseesSystem" ⓘ
Address Supporting Organization global policies for allocation of IPv4 addresses ⓘ
Address Supporting Organization global policies for allocation of IPv6 addresses ⓘ
Address Supporting Organization global policies for allocation of Autonomous System Numbers ⓘ
Shropshire Council Shropshire ⓘ
surface form: Shropshire (non-metropolitan county)
Shropshire Council Shropshire Council area ⓘ
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria Habsburg Netherlands via predicate surface "governed" ⓘ
surface form: Spanish Netherlands
Title 10 of the United States Code United States Armed Forces ⓘ
Title 10 of the United States Code Department of Defense ⓘ
Title 10 of the United States Code United States Department of the Army ⓘ
surface form: Department of the Army
Title 10 of the United States Code Department of the Navy ⓘ
Title 10 of the United States Code Department of the Air Force ⓘ
Title 10 of the United States Code United States Marine Corps ⓘ
Title 10 of the United States Code United States Space Force ⓘ
Title 10 of the United States Code Army Reserve ⓘ
surface form: United States Army Reserve
Title 10 of the United States Code United States Navy Reserve ⓘ
Title 10 of the United States Code United States Marine Corps Reserve ⓘ
Title 10 of the United States Code Air Force Reserve ⓘ
Title 10 of the United States Code United States Space Force ⓘ
surface form: United States Space Force Reserve
Title 10 of the United States Code United States National Guard ⓘ
surface form: National Guard when in federal service
Government of Chile territory of Chile ⓘ
Office of Habitat Conservation U.S. Department of Commerce via predicate surface "oversight" ⓘ
surface form: United States Department of Commerce
Chicago police
surface form: Chicago Police Department
Civilian Office of Police Accountability via predicate surface "oversight" ⓘ
Chicago police
surface form: Chicago Police Department
Chicago Police Board via predicate surface "oversight" ⓘ
Hollywood Sign Trust use of the Hollywood Sign image in certain contexts ⓘ
USB Power Delivery voltage levels on VBUS ⓘ
USB Power Delivery current limits on VBUS ⓘ
ANSI procedures for American National Standards designation ⓘ
Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey via predicate surface "hasGoverningBody" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Township Council of Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
Administrative Procedure Act federal administrative agencies of the United States ⓘ
Administrative Procedure Act standards of judicial review of agency action ⓘ
Royal Warrant (for royal title and status) use of the word "Royal" in official titles ⓘ
Royal Warrant (for royal title and status) entitlement to royal patronage-related titles ⓘ
Public Housing Administration construction standards for public housing via predicate surface "oversight" ⓘ
Public Housing Administration management practices of public housing authorities via predicate surface "oversight" ⓘ