Defenition of the word govern
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Defenition of the word govern
- To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority over (nations).
- direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "This principle controls his behavior"
- exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"
- impose regulations on
- direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct"
- bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"
- require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"
- direct or strongly influence the behavior of
- bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
- exercise authority over; as of nations
- require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood
Synonyms for the word govern
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- order
- regularize
- regulate
- rule
Hyponyms for the word govern
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- dictate
- district
- misgovern
- reign
- standardise
- standardize
- throne
- zone
Hypernyms for the word govern
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- ask
- call for
- command
- control
- decide
- demand
- determine
- involve
- make up one's mind
- necessitate
- need
- postulate
- require
- take
Antonyms for the word govern
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