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govern

/'ɡəvərn/

Synonyms of govern Antonyms of govern Examples of govern Usage of govern Parts of govern Definition that contains govern Words sounding like govern Explanation of govern

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

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rule

type of:
command control
verb
bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
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order regularise regularize regulate

type of:
decide make up one's mind determine
verb
direct or strongly influence the behavior of
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"His belief in God governs his conduct"

type of:
control command
verb
require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood
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"most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"

type of:
ask need take involve call for necessitate demand postulate require

Examples of govern

"Who is governing the country now?"
"His belief in God governs his conduct"
"most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"