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
Washington administration creation of the First Bank of the United States via predicate surface "oversaw"
Washington administration assumption of state debts by the federal government via predicate surface "oversaw"
Washington administration establishment of a federal tax system via predicate surface "oversaw"
Olympic Charter organization of the Olympic Games
Olympic Charter operation of the International Olympic Committee
Olympic Charter recognition of National Olympic Committees
Olympic Charter recognition of International Federations
Olympic Charter Olympic Solidarity
Olympic Charter Olympic marketing and sponsorship rules
Olympic Charter use of Olympic properties and symbols
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs United States Attorney General via predicate surface "oversight"
Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Internal Revenue Service compliance monitoring rules via predicate surface "oversight"
Crown in right of the Isle of Man Isle of Man (crown dependency)
surface form: Isle of Man (in right of the Crown Dependency)
Bi-State Development Agency Metro Transit (St. Louis)
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Fairfax County Government
Faculty of Science
surface form: Faculty of Science (McGill University)
science curriculum at McGill University
Portland City Council Portland, Maine, United States
surface form: City of Portland, Maine
Municipal council of Meyrin municipal affairs of Meyrin
NCAA Division II Presidents Council NCAA Division II
NCAA Board of Governors National Collegiate Athletic Association
Indiana Constitution Indiana state government
WIPO General Assembly overall policy framework of the international intellectual property system within WIPO’s mandate
Title 13 of the United States Code collection of official statistical data
Title 13 of the United States Code confidentiality of official statistical data
Title 13 of the United States Code use of official statistical data
Title 13 of the United States Code decennial census
Title 13 of the United States Code economic census
Title 13 of the United States Code related surveys conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau
House of Palatinate-Simmern Electoral Palatinate via predicate surface "ruled"
House of Palatinate-Simmern Electoral Palatinate via predicate surface "ruled"
surface form: Palatinate-Simmern
ACM Council Association for Computing Machinery
Bureau of Industry and Security Bureau of Industry and Security via predicate surface "enforces" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Export Administration Regulations
Bureau of Industry and Security antiboycott provisions of U.S. law via predicate surface "enforces"
Bureau of Industry and Security U.S. export control and antiboycott laws via predicate surface "enforces"
UPU Congress obligations of UPU member countries in postal matters
Haslemere
surface form: Haslemere Town Council
Haslemere self-linksurface differs
Liberal Democratic Party (South Korea) South Korean government via predicate surface "governed"
surface form: Republic of Korea government
Council of Arab Ministers of Justice Arab legal cooperation policies in its domain
Huang–Rhys factor relative probability of n-phonon transitions
Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan development of joint operation plans
Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan development of contingency plans
Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan development of campaign plans
World Heritage Committee UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form: World Heritage List
World Heritage Committee List of World Heritage in Danger
Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations no sport directly but coordinates international winter sports federations
Belton School District #124 Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education via predicate surface "regulatingAuthority"
City of Belton Belton, Missouri, United States
surface form: Belton, Missouri
Departmental Council of Allier communes of Allier department
Churchill College, Cambridge College Council via predicate surface "hasGoverningBody"
Caliph Uthman ibn Affan
surface form: Uthman ibn Affan
standardization of the Uthmanic codex of the Quran via predicate surface "oversaw"