govern
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govern Definition
(v)
bring
into
conformity
with
rules
or
principles
or
usage
;
impose
regulations
; "
We
cannot
regulate
the
way
people
dress
"; "
This
town
likes
to
regulate
"
(v)
direct
or
strongly
influence
the
behavior
of
; "
His
belief
in
God
governs
his
conduct
"
(v)
exercise
authority
over
;
as
of
nations
; "
Who
is
governing
the
country
now
?"
(v)
require
to
be
in
a
certain
grammatical
case
,
voice
,
or
mood
; "
most
transitive
verbs
govern
the
accusative
case
in
German
"
govern Synonyms
govern
order
regularise
regularize
regulate
rule
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