Associations to the word «Governed»
Noun
- Governed
- Regulation
- Statute
- Sancho
- Verb
- Legitimacy
- Junta
- Principle
- Rules
- Bureaucracy
- Regency
- Rule
- Ary
- Estab
- Imf
- Judiciary
- Polity
- Sovereign
- Governance
- Legislation
- Sovereignty
- Law
- Mandate
- Constitution
- Autonomy
- Norm
- Coalition
- Viceroy
- Legislative
- Ordinance
- Monarchy
- Guideline
- Provisional
- Etiquette
- Laws
- Stead
- Pronoun
- Subsidy
- Conduct
- Privatization
- Tyranny
- Overthrow
- Provincial
- Ruler
- Noun
- Accordance
- Rights
- Discretion
- Disclosure
- Redress
- Policy
- Realm
- Regent
- Democracy
- Empire
- Jurisprudence
- Jurisdiction
- Monarch
- Privacy
- Gov
- Clause
- Vassal
- Prudence
- Regime
- Celestial
Adjective
Wiktionary
GOVERN, verb. (transitive) To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
GOVERN, verb. (transitive) To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.
GOVERN, verb. (transitive) To exercise a deciding or determining influence on.
GOVERN, verb. (transitive) To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate.
GOVERN, verb. (intransitive) To exercise political authority; to run a government.
GOVERN, verb. (intransitive) To have or exercise a determining influence.
GOVERN, verb. (transitive) To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word; sometimes used synonymously with collocate.
Dictionary definition
GOVERN, verb. Bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate".
GOVERN, verb. Direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct".
GOVERN, verb. Exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?".
GOVERN, verb. Require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German".
Wise words
In words are seen the state of mind and character and
disposition of the speaker.