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
World Bank Group Board of Governors International Finance Corporation
World Bank Group Board of Governors Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
World Bank Group Board of Governors International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
California Democratic Party California Democratic Party platform
United States territories Territorial Clause of the United States Constitution via predicate surface "governedUnder"
surface form: Territorial Clause of the U.S. Constitution
Etihad Airways General Civil Aviation Authority of the United Arab Emirates via predicate surface "safetyRegulator"
Pauli Murray College Yale Corporation via predicate surface "hasGoverningBody"
General Board of the Faculties, University of Cambridge academic standards at the University of Cambridge
General Board of the Faculties, University of Cambridge academic development at the University of Cambridge
CREEP fundraising for Nixon’s 1972 campaign via predicate surface "oversaw"
CRP fundraising for Nixon’s 1972 campaign via predicate surface "oversaw"
Mayor of the District of Columbia capital city of the United States
Thersander Thebes via predicate surface "ruled"
General Conference of UNIDO overall policy direction of UNIDO
Constitution of the Soviet Union of 1923 federal institutions of the USSR
Constitution of the Soviet Union of 1923 highest judicial bodies of the USSR
ACM Awards Committee ACM awards policies
Reston Reston Association via predicate surface "hasGoverningBody"
Reston Reston Community Center Board of Governors via predicate surface "hasGoverningBody"
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Greek Orthodox parishes in the United States
Nanjing several urban districts
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol per‑packet key mixing function via predicate surface "enforces"
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol replay protection via extended IV via predicate surface "enforces"
Duke University Board of Trustees Duke University
South Vietnamese leadership Republic of Vietnam via predicate surface "governed"
Highland Park, New Jersey Borough Council of Highland Park via predicate surface "hasGoverningBody"
Canterbury, Kent, England Canterbury via predicate surface "hasGoverningBody"
surface form: Canterbury City Council
Council of State policy for overseas territories of the Spanish Empire
Council of State policy for European possessions of the Catholic Monarchy
Board of Supervisors
surface form: Board of Supervisors (Reedy Creek Improvement District)
Reedy Creek Improvement District
Florida Administrative Code rulemaking procedures of Florida agencies
Florida Administrative Code enforcement of agency rules in Florida
King's Inns education of barristers in Ireland
Massachusetts educational collaboratives board of directors via predicate surface "hasGovernance"
Board of Education public school district
Board of Education public schools within its jurisdiction
Escambia County Board of County Commissioners Escambia County Board of County Commissioners self-linksurface differs
surface form: Escambia County government
Philippine ecclesiastical districts local congregations
Bank of Thailand commercial banks in Thailand
Bank of Thailand some non-bank financial institutions in Thailand
Government of Texas Texas state agencies
Capitol View Corridors protections development review for projects within view corridors
Texas Election Code administration of polling places in Texas
Texas Election Code appointment of election judges and clerks in Texas
Texas Election Code campaign-related activities at polling places in Texas
Texas Election Code ballot counting procedures in Texas
Texas Election Code certification of election results in Texas
Texas Election Code procedures for election recounts in Texas
Texas Election Code procedures for election contests in Texas
SAARC Arbitration Council arbitration proceedings under its rules for SAARC member states