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
Section IX welding procedure qualification ⓘ
Section IX welder performance qualification ⓘ
Section IX welding operator performance qualification ⓘ
Section IX brazing procedure qualification ⓘ
Section IX brazer performance qualification ⓘ
Section IX brazing operator performance qualification ⓘ
Python Software Foundation License distribution of Python programming language ⓘ
Python Software Foundation License use of Python programming language ⓘ
Python Software Foundation License distribution of Python-related software ⓘ
Python Software Foundation License use of Python-related software ⓘ
Court of Directors Bank of England ⓘ
Home Civil Service civil servants in the UK central government ⓘ
London Residuary Body (in oversight functions)
surface form: London Residuary Body
transfer of assets from the Greater London Council to successor bodies via predicate surface "oversaw" ⓘ
London Residuary Body (in oversight functions)
surface form: London Residuary Body
transfer of liabilities from the Greater London Council to successor bodies via predicate surface "oversaw" ⓘ
London Residuary Body (in oversight functions)
surface form: London Residuary Body
transfer of residual functions from the Greater London Council to successor bodies via predicate surface "oversaw" ⓘ
Illinois National Guard Illinois Department of Military Affairs via predicate surface "oversight" ⓘ
New Model Ordinance organization of Parliamentarian armed forces ⓘ
New Model Ordinance command hierarchy of the New Model Army ⓘ
New Model Ordinance recruitment for the New Model Army ⓘ
New Model Ordinance financing of the New Model Army ⓘ
Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command via predicate surface "controls" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Army Training Regiments
Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command Phase 1 training establishments via predicate surface "controls" ⓘ
Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command Army recruiting operations via predicate surface "controls" ⓘ
Royal Ulster Constabulary Police Authority for Northern Ireland via predicate surface "oversight" ⓘ
House of Hashim Kingdom of Hejaz via predicate surface "ruled" ⓘ
House of Hashim Kingdom of Jordan via predicate surface "ruled" ⓘ
surface form: Emirate of Transjordan
House of Hashim Kingdom of Jordan via predicate surface "ruled" ⓘ
surface form: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
House of Hashim Kingdom of Iraq via predicate surface "ruled" ⓘ
House of Hashim Sharifate of Mecca via predicate surface "ruled" ⓘ
Immigration and Customs Enforcement immigration detention facilities operated directly or through contractors via predicate surface "oversight" ⓘ
Benjamin Harrison expansion of federal economic regulation via predicate surface "oversaw" ⓘ
Benjamin Harrison admission of six new states to the Union via predicate surface "oversaw" ⓘ
Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois University of Illinois system ⓘ
surface form: University of Illinois System
Trump Foundation Attorney General of New York via predicate surface "regulatingAuthority" ⓘ
surface form: New York Attorney General
UK Visas and Immigration sponsor licence regime for employers ⓘ
UK Visas and Immigration sponsor licence regime for education providers ⓘ
Euro‑Atlantic Partnership Council
surface form: Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council
overall political framework for NATO partnerships ⓘ
Article IV, Section 1 of the United States Constitution interstate recognition of laws ⓘ
Article IV, Section 1 of the United States Constitution interstate recognition of court judgments ⓘ
Article IV, Section 1 of the United States Constitution interstate recognition of public records ⓘ
Article XVII
surface form: Article XVII (Genocide Convention)
compatibility of the Genocide Convention with existing treaty obligations ⓘ
Title 28 of the United States Code organization of federal courts ⓘ
Title 28 of the United States Code jurisdiction of federal courts ⓘ
Title 28 of the United States Code procedures of federal courts ⓘ
Title 28 of the United States Code judicial administration in the federal system ⓘ
Inns of Court professional conduct of barristers ⓘ
Treasurer of the Inner Temple Inner Temple ⓘ
Bar Council of England and Wales Bar Council of England and Wales self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: the Bar of England and Wales
INC
surface form: Indian National Congress
several decades after independence via predicate surface "governedTo" ⓘ
Superior General of the Society of Jesus Constitutions of the Society of Jesus via predicate surface "governsAccordingTo" ⓘ