governs

P760
predicate

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

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
Constitution of Florida Government of Florida
surface form: Florida state government
UNDP Executive Board United Nations Development Programme
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives National Firearms Act via predicate surface "enforces"
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Gun Control Act of 1968 via predicate surface "enforces"
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Arms Export Control Act (firearms provisions) via predicate surface "enforces"
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives federal explosives laws in Title 18 of the U.S. Code via predicate surface "enforces"
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives federal alcohol tax laws via predicate surface "enforces"
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives federal tobacco tax laws via predicate surface "enforces"
Model Code of Judicial Conduct professional conduct of judges
Model Code of Judicial Conduct personal conduct of judges
Durham County Board of Commissioners Durham County, North Carolina
Holy Roman Emperor loose confederation of territories
Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance organizational management policies of the United Nations Secretariat
Title 2 of the United States Code United States Congress
Title 2 of the United States Code legislative branch agencies
Title 2 of the United States Code organization of Congress
Title 2 of the United States Code operation of Congress
Office of the Director
surface form: Office of the Director (CISA)
CISA-wide policies and directives
Council for Trade in Services trade in services
Shrewsbury Town Council civil parish of Shrewsbury
Subcommittee on Employment and Workforce Safety national workforce policy via predicate surface "governsArea"
York Township, DuPage County, Illinois certain services for residents within its boundaries
Primates’ Meeting no binding legislative authority over provinces
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement offshore safety regulations via predicate surface "enforces"
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement offshore environmental regulations via predicate surface "enforces"
Party Congress internal affairs of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Boris Yeltsin (as President of the RSFSR) in 1991 initial phase of Russia’s post‑Soviet transition via predicate surface "oversaw"
Mayor of Toronto municipal services in Toronto
Academic Senate of UC Berkeley Academic Senate of UC Berkeley self-linksurface differs
surface form: Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate
Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences (UC Berkeley L&S) curricula in mathematics within UC Berkeley L&S
Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences (UC Berkeley L&S) curricula in statistics within UC Berkeley L&S
Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences (UC Berkeley L&S) curricula in physical sciences within UC Berkeley L&S
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Clean Air Act via predicate surface "enforces"
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Clean Water Act via predicate surface "enforces"
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Resource Conservation and Recovery Act via predicate surface "enforces"
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Safe Drinking Water Act via predicate surface "enforces"
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Toxic Substances Control Act via predicate surface "enforces"
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act via predicate surface "enforces"
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act via predicate surface "enforces"
IEEE 802.3bz 2.5G/5GBASE‑T Ethernet standard electrical characteristics of 2.5GBASE‑T links
IEEE 802.3bz 2.5G/5GBASE‑T Ethernet standard electrical characteristics of 5GBASE‑T links
NHS England NHS standard contracts in England
Province III dioceses within its territory
Supreme Court Secretariat internal administrative rules of courts in Japan
Defense Communications Agency Office of the Secretary of Defense via predicate surface "oversight"
Portland City Commissioner, Position 4 Portland, Oregon, United States
surface form: City of Portland, Oregon
Texas Constitution Government of Texas
surface form: Texas state government
Gori City Assembly Gori
surface form: City of Gori
National Telecommunications and Information Administration federal spectrum assignments via predicate surface "oversight"
Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University curriculum of Harvard College