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
Department of External Affairs (Canada) Canadian foreign policy implementation via predicate surface "oversight" ⓘ
CIS university sports in Canada via predicate surface "governed" ⓘ
CIS national university championships in Canada via predicate surface "governed" ⓘ
Article 47 of the Constitution of Japan statutory design of electoral districts for the House of Representatives ⓘ
Article 47 of the Constitution of Japan statutory design of electoral districts for the House of Councillors ⓘ
Article 47 of the Constitution of Japan statutory rules on voting methods for Diet elections ⓘ
Article 47 of the Constitution of Japan statutory rules on allocation of Diet seats ⓘ
Supreme War Council of Japan overall conduct of war ⓘ
Supreme War Council of Japan allocation of military resources ⓘ
Europol Management Board via predicate surface "hasGoverningBody" ⓘ
Europol Executive Director via predicate surface "hasGoverningBody" ⓘ
Article 48 of the Constitution of Japan status of Diet members ⓘ
UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship European women's under-19 national team season via predicate surface "governsSeason" ⓘ
New York City Campaign Finance Board campaign finance rules for New York City elections via predicate surface "enforces" ⓘ
New York City Campaign Finance Board election-related ethics rules in New York City via predicate surface "enforces" ⓘ
New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection New York City consumer protection law via predicate surface "enforces" ⓘ
New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection New York City worker protection law via predicate surface "enforces" ⓘ
New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection local laws governing deceptive trade practices via predicate surface "enforces" ⓘ
New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection local laws governing price disclosure and overcharging via predicate surface "enforces" ⓘ
New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection local laws governing workplace scheduling and leave where applicable via predicate surface "enforces" ⓘ
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality Pretoria, South Africa ⓘ
surface form: Pretoria metropolitan area
Bavarian Ministry of Justice implementation of criminal law in Bavaria ⓘ
Bavarian Ministry of Justice implementation of civil justice administration in Bavaria ⓘ
Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ⓘ
WMO regional associations regional implementation of WMO technical programmes ⓘ
Convention on the International Maritime Organization regulatory framework for international shipping ⓘ
Convention on the International Maritime Organization cooperation among governments on maritime technical matters ⓘ
COLREGs conduct of vessels in sight of one another ⓘ
COLREGs conduct of vessels in restricted visibility ⓘ
COLREGs steering and sailing rules ⓘ
COLREGs lights and shapes displayed by vessels ⓘ
COLREGs sound and light signals ⓘ
COLREGs traffic separation schemes ⓘ
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties conclusion of treaties between states ⓘ
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties entry into force of treaties ⓘ
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties application of treaties ⓘ
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties interpretation of treaties ⓘ
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties amendment of treaties ⓘ
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties modification of treaties ⓘ
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties termination of treaties ⓘ
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties suspension of treaties ⓘ
Domestic Names Committee official names used on federal maps and publications for domestic features ⓘ
Principles, Policies, and Procedures for Domestic Geographic Names naming of natural geographic features ⓘ
Principles, Policies, and Procedures for Domestic Geographic Names naming of cultural geographic features ⓘ
Principles, Policies, and Procedures for Domestic Geographic Names naming of populated places ⓘ
Principles, Policies, and Procedures for Domestic Geographic Names naming of undersea and maritime features within U.S. jurisdiction ⓘ
Despot of the Morea Despot of the Morea via predicate surface "governed" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Despotate of the Morea
Article 83 of the Constitution of Italy election procedure for the President of the Republic by Parliament and regional delegates ⓘ
Holy Epistasia Mount Athos ⓘ
surface form: monastic community of Mount Athos
NATO military doctrine strategic principles ⓘ