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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

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