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
District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs zoning regulations in Washington, D.C. via predicate surface "enforces" ⓘ
District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs business licensing requirements in Washington, D.C. via predicate surface "enforces" ⓘ
District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs consumer protection regulations in Washington, D.C. via predicate surface "enforces" ⓘ
District of Columbia Office of Campaign Finance campaign contribution limits in the District of Columbia via predicate surface "enforces" ⓘ
District of Columbia Office of Campaign Finance campaign finance disclosure requirements in the District of Columbia via predicate surface "enforces" ⓘ
District of Columbia Office of Campaign Finance lobbying registration requirements in the District of Columbia via predicate surface "enforces" ⓘ
District of Columbia Office of Campaign Finance lobbying reporting requirements in the District of Columbia via predicate surface "enforces" ⓘ
District of Columbia Office of Campaign Finance certain ethics-related disclosure requirements in the District of Columbia via predicate surface "enforces" ⓘ
Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Institution ⓘ
Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Institution ⓘ
surface form: Smithsonian Institution museums and galleries
Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Institution research programs ⓘ
Gävle Municipality local education services ⓘ
Gävle Municipality local social services ⓘ
Gävle Municipality local urban planning ⓘ
Gävle Municipality local infrastructure ⓘ
Westchester County Board of Legislators Westchester County, New York ⓘ
Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation institutional policies of Washington National Cathedral and related entities ⓘ
Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners Port of Long Beach ⓘ
Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners Long Beach Harbor Department policy direction via predicate surface "controls" ⓘ
China Southern Airlines Civil Aviation Administration of China via predicate surface "safetyRegulator" ⓘ
National Science Foundation Act of 1950 federal funding mechanisms for basic science through NSF ⓘ
NSB
surface form: National Science Board
National Science Foundation ⓘ
General Motors board of directors General Motors ⓘ
surface form: General Motors Company
General Motors board of directors NYSE‑listed company ⓘ
Bend City Council City of Bend ⓘ
surface form: City of Bend, Oregon
Army Air Forces Training Command flying training schools via predicate surface "oversaw" ⓘ
Army Air Forces Training Command technical training schools via predicate surface "oversaw" ⓘ
Army Air Forces Training Command basic training centers via predicate surface "oversaw" ⓘ
Army Air Forces Training Command specialized aircrew schools via predicate surface "oversaw" ⓘ
War Department Circular 59 (1941) organization of air combat commands ⓘ
War Department Circular 59 (1941) organization of air support commands ⓘ
War Department Circular 59 (1941) administrative control of air training and logistics ⓘ
St Saviour, Southwark Southwark via predicate surface "laterGovernedBy" ⓘ
surface form: Metropolitan Borough of Southwark
African Union Commission implementation of African Union decisions ⓘ
Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure processing of criminal cases in Florida state courts ⓘ
Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure adjudication of criminal cases in Florida state courts ⓘ
Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure pretrial criminal procedure in Florida state courts ⓘ
Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure trial criminal procedure in Florida state courts ⓘ
Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure postconviction criminal procedure in Florida state courts ⓘ
Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs UNASUR foreign policy coordination ⓘ
Office of Fiscal Operations and Policy federal cash management practices ⓘ
Office of Fiscal Operations and Policy federal financial operations procedures ⓘ
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut civil affairs of Connecticut River towns ⓘ
House of Valois Kingdom of France via predicate surface "ruled" ⓘ
House of Valois Duchy of Burgundy via predicate surface "ruled" ⓘ
House of Valois Duchy of Orléans via predicate surface "ruled" ⓘ
House of Valois Duchy of Anjou via predicate surface "ruled" ⓘ
House of Valois County of Valois via predicate surface "ruled" ⓘ
Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure appeals in Florida state courts ⓘ
Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure appellate review processes in Florida ⓘ