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Definitions of govern
  1. verb
    exercise authority over; as of nations
    "Who is governing the country now?"

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  2. verb
    bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
  3. verb
    direct or strongly influence the behavior of
    "His belief in God governs his conduct"
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  4. verb
    require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood
    "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"
Definition that contains govern
  • welfare governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
  • revenue government income due to taxation
  • sovereignty government free from external control
  • viceroy governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign
  • taxation government income due to taxation
  • misrule government that is inefficient or dishonest
  • misgovernment government that is inefficient or dishonest
  • diplomatic building government building in which diplomats live or work
  • town meeting government of a town by an assembly of the qualified voters
  • public assistance governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
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