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
Belmont School Committee Belmont High School
Belmont School Committee Belmont Middle School
Belmont School Committee Belmont elementary schools
Governing Council
surface form: Governing Council (University of Toronto)
academic policy at the University of Toronto
Governing Council
surface form: Governing Council (University of Toronto)
financial policy at the University of Toronto
Governing Council
surface form: Governing Council (University of Toronto)
administrative policy at the University of Toronto
Conference USA eligibility rules for member athletes
Conference USA scheduling among member schools
Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022 joint session of Congress for counting electoral votes
Title 3 of the United States Code Presidency of the United States
surface form: Office of the President of the United States
Title 3 of the United States Code Office of the Vice President of the United States
Title 3 of the United States Code presidential powers
Title 3 of the United States Code vice presidential powers
Title 3 of the United States Code presidential succession procedures
Title 3 of the United States Code procedures for counting electoral votes
Title 3 of the United States Code presidential elections procedures
Title 3 of the United States Code certification of electoral votes
Title 3 of the United States Code contingent election procedures in Congress
Title 3 of the United States Code presidential transition procedures
Title 3 of the United States Code compensation of the President
Title 3 of the United States Code compensation of the Vice President
Title 3 of the United States Code White House Office organization (as to certain aspects)
Title 3 of the United States Code Executive Office of the President of the United States
surface form: Executive Office of the President (as to certain aspects)
Board of Trustees of the National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Art
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives legislative agenda of the Massachusetts House of Representatives via predicate surface "controls"
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives committee assignments in the Massachusetts House of Representatives via predicate surface "controls"
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives flow of legislation in the Massachusetts House of Representatives via predicate surface "controls"
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Massachusetts state government
Cambridge City Council City of Cambridge
House of Stuart Kingdom of Scotland via predicate surface "ruled"
House of Stuart Kingdom of England via predicate surface "ruled"
House of Stuart Kingdom of Ireland via predicate surface "ruled"
House of Stuart Kingdom of Great Britain via predicate surface "ruled"
House of Stuart early development of constitutional monarchy in Britain via predicate surface "oversaw"
Supreme Court of Guam Guam Bar admission and discipline
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Fair Housing Act of 1968 via predicate surface "enforces"
surface form: Fair Housing Act
Capitol Police Board policies of the United States Capitol Police
Government of Norway Norwegian state
Decree 1747 of 1940 scope of Chilean sovereignty claim in Antarctica
Georgia State Route System Georgia General Assembly via predicate surface "regulatingAuthority"
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority securities industry rules via predicate surface "enforces"
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority federal securities laws for member firms via predicate surface "enforces"
Official Baseball Rules professional baseball games in Major League Baseball
CONCACAF men's international football in North America
CONCACAF women's international football in North America
CONCACAF youth international football in North America
Unicode Unicode Consortium via predicate surface "hasGoverningBody"
Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958 internal organization of the Department of Defense
Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958 distribution of authority between Secretary of Defense and military departments
Massachusetts Bar professional conduct of Massachusetts lawyers