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
Title 17 of the United States Code copyright notice requirements (historically) ⓘ
Title 17 of the United States Code copyright duration ⓘ
Title 17 of the United States Code works made for hire ⓘ
Title 17 of the United States Code collective works ⓘ
Title 17 of the United States Code compulsory licenses in copyright ⓘ
Title 17 of the United States Code secondary transmissions of broadcast programming ⓘ
Title 17 of the United States Code digital audio transmissions ⓘ
Title 17 of the United States Code digital performance right in sound recordings ⓘ
Title 17 of the United States Code anti-circumvention of technological protection measures ⓘ
Title 17 of the United States Code copyright management information ⓘ
Title 17 of the United States Code library and archives exceptions to copyright ⓘ
Title 17 of the United States Code educational exceptions to copyright ⓘ
Title 17 of the United States Code government works and copyright ⓘ
Title 17 of the United States Code restoration of foreign works ⓘ
Title 17 of the United States Code importation of infringing copies ⓘ
Title 17 of the United States Code record rental and software rental ⓘ
Title 17 of the United States Code limitations on liability for online service providers ⓘ
Title 17 of the United States Code safe harbor for online service providers ⓘ
Title 17 of the United States Code orphan works (in limited contexts) ⓘ
Business Board (University of Toronto) financial management policies of the University of Toronto ⓘ
Business Board (University of Toronto) business management policies of the University of Toronto ⓘ
Business Board (University of Toronto) administrative management policies of the University of Toronto ⓘ
Board of Governors
surface form: Board of Governors (American Bar Association)
operations of the American Bar Association ⓘ
Board of Governors
surface form: Board of Governors (American Bar Association)
members of the American Bar Association via predicate surface "governsFor" ⓘ
Secretary of the House of Deputies record-keeping procedures of the House of Deputies ⓘ
New Hampshire General Assembly internal affairs of the Province of New Hampshire ⓘ
Army Service Uniform Army Regulation 670-1 via predicate surface "regulatingAuthority" ⓘ
Army Regulation 600-8-22 military awards ⓘ
Army Regulation 600-8-22 military decorations ⓘ
Army Regulation 600-8-22 military service medals ⓘ
Army Regulation 600-8-22 campaign medals ⓘ
Army Regulation 600-8-22 service ribbons ⓘ
Army Regulation 600-8-22 U.S. Army badges ⓘ
Army Regulation 600-8-22 Special Forces Tab ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Army tabs
Army Regulation 600-8-22 unit awards ⓘ
Army Regulation 600-8-22 foreign awards to U.S. Army personnel ⓘ
J. Paul Getty Trust policies of the J. Paul Getty Museum ⓘ
J. Paul Getty Trust policies of the Getty Research Institute ⓘ
J. Paul Getty Trust policies of the Getty Conservation Institute ⓘ
J. Paul Getty Trust policies of the Getty Foundation ⓘ
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union Soviet embassies abroad via predicate surface "oversaw" ⓘ
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union Soviet consulates abroad via predicate surface "oversaw" ⓘ
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union Soviet permanent missions to international organizations via predicate surface "oversaw" ⓘ
BOA Olympic participation of athletes from Great Britain ⓘ
BOA Olympic participation of eligible athletes from Northern Ireland ⓘ
LPC alterations to designated landmark properties ⓘ
LPC demolition of designated landmark properties ⓘ
LPC new construction affecting designated landmarks ⓘ
United Russia party
surface form: United Russia
State Duma majority via predicate surface "controls" ⓘ
United Russia party
surface form: United Russia
many regional parliaments in Russia via predicate surface "controls" ⓘ