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govern::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | order, regularise, regularize, regulate |
| Type of | decide, make up one's mind, determine |
| Has types | zone, district, standardise, standardize |
| Derivation | government, governor |
Examples of govern
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The taxing authorities make or uphold tax laws that govern levies and tax rates.
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How to govern them must become part of the discussion on reinventing government.
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Not even his friends have any clear idea how Chichester-Clark intends to govern.
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Despite these difficulties, most businessmen have managed to govern effectively.
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For one thing, the FDA has not established the rules that will govern approvals.
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This group would spend another year developing a final plan to govern the delta.
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This group would spend another year developing a final plan to govern the Delta.
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There are five treaties that govern international affairs in space, said Hedman.
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So do the communities where they live and the elected officials who govern them.
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- Regulate: bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"
- Direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct"
- Exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"
- Require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"
- (governing) government: the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"
- (governing) responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws; "governing bodies"
- A government is the organization, or agency through which a political unit exercises its authority, controls and administers public policy, and directs and controls the actions of its members or subjects.
- To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in; To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain; To exercise a deciding or determining influence on; To control the speed, flow etc. ...
- (governed) by rules that can be investigated and used to predict/explain their behavior.
