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
Administrative Case Litigation Act procedures for suing administrative agencies
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries (Norway) framework conditions for Norwegian business sector
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries (Norway) framework conditions for Norwegian fisheries sector
New Orleans City Council New Orleans
Central American Football Union Central American regional national team competitions
Code of Civil Procedure of Japan civil litigation in Japan
Code of Civil Procedure of Japan procedure in civil courts
Code of Civil Procedure of Japan filing of civil lawsuits
Code of Civil Procedure of Japan service of process in civil cases
Code of Civil Procedure of Japan jurisdiction in civil cases
Code of Civil Procedure of Japan evidence-taking in civil cases
Code of Civil Procedure of Japan civil trials
Code of Civil Procedure of Japan judgments in civil cases
Code of Civil Procedure of Japan appeals in civil cases
Code of Civil Procedure of Japan provisional remedies in civil cases
Code of Civil Procedure of Japan enforcement of civil judgments (procedural aspects)
Japan Fair Trade Commission Antimonopoly Act of Japan via predicate surface "enforces"
Japan Fair Trade Commission Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations via predicate surface "enforces"
Japan Fair Trade Commission Subcontract Act of Japan via predicate surface "enforces"
JFBA professional conduct of lawyers in Japan
Yale College Dean’s Office Yale College academic regulations
Yale College Dean’s Office Yale College student life regulations
National Democratic Party (Egypt) Parliament of Egypt via predicate surface "controls"
surface form: People's Assembly of Egypt
National Democratic Party (Egypt) Senate (Egypt) via predicate surface "controls"
surface form: Shura Council of Egypt
RTA
surface form: Regional Transportation Authority of Northeastern Illinois
regional public transit system of Northeastern Illinois
Lord Chelmsford implementation of the Government of India Act 1919 via predicate surface "oversaw"
House of Commons of Great Britain Great Britain
American Tobacco Company United States government via predicate surface "regulatingAuthority"
surface form: United States federal government
Governing Mayor of West Berlin Senate of Berlin (West)
surface form: West Berlin Senate
Springfield City Commission Springfield, Ohio, United States
surface form: Springfield, Ohio
Tony Awards Administration Committee Tony Awards rules
WSFS Constitution World Science Fiction Society
WSFS Constitution Worldcon
WSFS Constitution Hugo Award
surface form: Hugo Awards
People's Consultative Assembly state policy guidelines at the broad level
Southland Conference regular season competition among member schools
Article 23 of the Constitution of Norway relationship between monarch and state organs
Major League Baseball Rules Committee Official Baseball Rules
Public Prosecutors Office Act of Japan Prosecutor-General of Japan
Public Prosecutors Office Act of Japan public prosecutors in Japan
Public Prosecutors Office Act of Japan exercise of prosecutorial discretion in Japan
Public Prosecutors Office Act of Japan internal management of public prosecutors offices
Public Prosecutors Office Act of Japan chain of command among public prosecutors
Kraków Ghetto Judenrat of Kraków via predicate surface "hasGoverningBody"
Chemehuevi Indian Tribe of the Chemehuevi Reservation Chemehuevi Reservation
Central Bank of Egypt official interest rates in Egypt via predicate surface "controls"
Central Bank of Egypt reserve requirements for banks in Egypt via predicate surface "controls"
Central Bank of Egypt foreign exchange market in Egypt
Annex 4 Nutrients nutrient load reduction targets
Annex 4 Nutrients monitoring of nutrient conditions