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 Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts performing arts programming at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts ⓘ
Union Station Redevelopment Corporation use of certain spaces in Washington Union Station ⓘ
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport ⓘ
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Washington Dulles International Airport ⓘ
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency regional plan for Lake Tahoe Basin ⓘ
Legislature of California under Mexican rule Mexican citizens residing in Alta California via predicate surface "governed" ⓘ
Legislature of California under Mexican rule Indigenous populations under Mexican authority in Alta California via predicate surface "governed" ⓘ
IEEE 11073 medical device communication standards data formats for medical device measurements ⓘ
IEEE 11073 medical device communication standards encoding of vital signs data ⓘ
IEEE 11073 medical device communication standards association and disassociation of devices ⓘ
IEEE 11073 medical device communication standards device configuration communication ⓘ
IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet standard
surface form: IEEE 802.3af
interoperability between PoE equipment from different vendors ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Qbv time‑sensitive networking standard
surface form: IEEE 802.1Qbv
when specific traffic classes are allowed to transmit via predicate surface "controls" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Qbv time‑sensitive networking standard
surface form: IEEE 802.1Qbv
gate states for egress queues over time via predicate surface "controls" ⓘ
Report Review Committee of the National Academies independent expert peer review via predicate surface "overseesProcess" ⓘ
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
surface form: Canadian federal government
ten provinces of Canada ⓘ
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
surface form: Canadian federal government
three territories of Canada ⓘ
College of Letters and Science
surface form: College of Letters and Science (UC Berkeley)
L&S Computer Science major via predicate surface "governsMajor" ⓘ
United States Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Act via predicate surface "enforces" ⓘ
United States Environmental Protection Agency Clean Water Act via predicate surface "enforces" ⓘ
United States Environmental Protection Agency Safe Drinking Water Act via predicate surface "enforces" ⓘ
United States Environmental Protection Agency Resource Conservation and Recovery Act via predicate surface "enforces" ⓘ
United States Environmental Protection Agency Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act via predicate surface "enforces" ⓘ
United States Environmental Protection Agency Toxic Substances Control Act via predicate surface "enforces" ⓘ
United States Environmental Protection Agency Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act via predicate surface "enforces" ⓘ
United States Environmental Protection Agency Oil Pollution Act via predicate surface "enforces" ⓘ
United States Environmental Protection Agency Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act via predicate surface "enforces" ⓘ
NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament NCAA Division I via predicate surface "governsSeason" ⓘ
surface form: NCAA Division I women’s basketball season
Chicago City Council Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form: Chicago
Greater Manchester Greater Manchester Combined Authority via predicate surface "hasGoverningBody" ⓘ
New York State Legislature New York ⓘ
surface form: State of New York
Communist Party of the Soviet Union dominated political, economic, and social life of the Soviet Union via predicate surface "controlOverSociety" ⓘ
NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) preparation of NSF proposals ⓘ
NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) submission of NSF proposals ⓘ
NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) review of NSF proposals ⓘ
NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) administration of NSF awards ⓘ
NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) management of NSF awards ⓘ
Secretary of State for War War Office civil administration via predicate surface "oversaw" ⓘ
Secretary of State for War Army budgeting via predicate surface "oversaw" ⓘ
Secretary of State for War Army personnel policy via predicate surface "oversaw" ⓘ
Secretary of State for War Army equipment procurement via predicate surface "oversaw" ⓘ
Washington County, Oregon Washington County Board of Commissioners via predicate surface "hasGoverningBody" ⓘ
Cuban government Cuba ⓘ
surface form: Republic of Cuba
Cuban government armed forces of Cuba via predicate surface "controls" ⓘ
Cuban government Cuban economy via predicate surface "controls" ⓘ
Cuban government state media system via predicate surface "controls" ⓘ
Electoral Count Act of 1887 joint session of Congress for counting electoral votes ⓘ
Electoral Count Act of 1887 President of the United States via predicate surface "governsOffice" ⓘ
Electoral Count Act of 1887 Vice President of the United States via predicate surface "governsOffice" ⓘ
Royal Navy Trident nuclear deterrent via predicate surface "controls" ⓘ