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
United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure procedure in civil actions
United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure procedure in civil proceedings
Section for Relations with States and International Organizations bilateral relations of the Holy See with states
Section for Relations with States and International Organizations multilateral relations of the Holy See with international organizations
Annex 2: decision instrument for notification of events obligation to notify WHO of events that may constitute a public health emergency of international concern
NKVD Soviet Internal Troops via predicate surface "oversaw"
surface form: NKVD Troops
NKVD border troops via predicate surface "oversaw"
NKVD internal troops via predicate surface "oversaw"
Ministry of the Interior of Prussia Prussian police forces via predicate surface "oversaw"
Ministry of the Interior of Prussia Prussian provincial administrations via predicate surface "oversaw"
Ministry of the Interior of Prussia Prussian local authorities via predicate surface "oversaw"
Ministry of the Interior of Prussia Prussian municipal police via predicate surface "oversaw"
Ministry of the Interior of Prussia Prussian public health offices via predicate surface "oversaw"
Ministry of the Interior of Prussia Prussian population registers via predicate surface "oversaw"
Belfast City Council Belfast
Schutzstaffel (SS)
surface form: Schutzstaffel
concentration camps via predicate surface "oversaw"
Schutzstaffel (SS)
surface form: Schutzstaffel
extermination camps via predicate surface "oversaw"
Schutzstaffel (SS)
surface form: Schutzstaffel
police state apparatus via predicate surface "oversaw"
Maywood Park City Council Maywood Park, Oregon
Oregon Constitution Government of Oregon
Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission fish management in Oregon
Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission wildlife management in Oregon
Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission hunting regulations in Oregon
Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission fishing regulations in Oregon
Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission trapping regulations in Oregon
Oregon Administrative Rules operations of Oregon executive branch agencies
Committee on Codes of Conduct federal judges in official conduct via predicate surface "regulatesBehaviorOf"
Committee on Codes of Conduct federal judges in extrajudicial activities via predicate surface "regulatesBehaviorOf"
Chicago City Hall Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: City of Chicago
Anglican Communion Office administrative support for Anglican Communion
Japanese Kwantung Army Unit 731 via predicate surface "oversaw"
Oman Air Public Authority for Civil Aviation of Oman via predicate surface "safetyRegulator"
House of Assembly of Bermuda approximately 54 square kilometres of Bermuda territory via predicate surface "governsArea"
Municipal government of San Juan San Juan
surface form: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Article IV – The Executive Branch executive branch of Puerto Rico
Article VIII – Transitory Provisions transition from pre‑constitutional statutes to the 1952 constitutional framework
Article VIII – Transitory Provisions continuity of existing laws compatible with the new Constitution
Article VIII – Transitory Provisions temporary arrangements for public offices and institutions during the transition
Detroit City Council Detroit
surface form: Detroit, Michigan
Montreal Metropolitan Community metropolitan planning
Montreal Metropolitan Community land use planning
Montreal Metropolitan Community economic development planning
Montreal Metropolitan Community public transit planning
Montreal Metropolitan Community environmental planning
Montreal Metropolitan Community metropolitan-scale services coordination
Buttonwood Agreement trading of public stocks
Buttonwood Agreement trading of public bonds
Christian Social Union in Bavaria Bavaria
surface form: Free State of Bavaria
Queen of Belize Prime_Minister_of_Belize via predicate surface "dayToDayGovernanceBy"
OECD Secretariat OECD staff regulations implementation