govern
govern.01 - to control or influence, governing, leading
GOVERN-V NOTES: Frames file for 'govern' based on WSJ. (from govern.01-v)GOVERNANCE-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT, govern.01, WN sense #2. (from governance.01-n)
Aliases:
govern (v.)
governance (n.)
governance (n.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: governor
ARG1-PPT: governed
ARG2-VSP: specific domain, aspect of arg1 being governed
ARG1-PPT: governed
ARG2-VSP: specific domain, aspect of arg1 being governed
transitive
For yearsARGM-TMP
, a strict regimenARG0
governedrel
the staff meetings at Nissan Motor Co. 's technical center in Tokyo 's western suburbsARG1
.intransitive
Such a policy implies that only a black politician can speak for a black person , and that
only a white politicianARG0
canARGM-MOD
governrel
on behalf of a white oneARGM-GOL
.passive
Study after study -- the most recent from the Brookings Institution -- tells us that the best schools are those that [*T*-1]-2 are free of outside interference and are
ARG1: [*-2]
governedrel
[*-2] by a powerful headARG0
.ARG1: [*-2]
args 1, 2
The G3 have the capacity to exert
economicARG2
governancerel
over ? financial marketsARG1
but choose not to for reasons of ideology and economic interest .args 0 and 1
Board members for the Morris Jeff Community School spent much of their Dec. 11 meeting shoring up ways they hope to strengthen
theirARG0
governancerel
over the 275 - student campusARG1
.