govern

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Synonyms: gover, lovern, goven

Antonyms: gover, lovern, goven

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[make]] and [[administer]] the [[public policy]] and [[affair]]s of; to [[exercise]] [[sovereign]] [[authority]] in.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[exercise]] [[political]] [[authority]]; to [[run]] a [[government]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[control]] the [[action]]s or [[behavior]] of; to keep [[under control]]; to [[restrain]].
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[exercise]] a [[deciding]] or [[determining]] [[influence]] on.
5. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[have]] or [[exercise]] a [[determining]] [[influence]].
6. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To [[handle]], to [[manage]], to [[oversee]] (a [[matter]], an [[affair]], a [[household]], etc.).
7. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[control]] the [[speed]], [[flow]] etc. of; to [[regulate]].
8. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To [[direct]] the [[course]] of, to [[guide]] in some [[direction]], to [[steer]].
9. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To [[look after]], to [[take care of]], to [[tend]] to (someone or some plant).
10. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To [[manage]], to [[control]], to [[work]] (a [[tool]] or [[mechanical]] [[device]]).
11. {{lb|en|transitive|grammar}} To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word.

Noun

1. The act of governing

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