GOVERN
- to rule or direct [v GOVERNED, GOVERNING, GOVERNS]
- rule without sovereign power and usually without having the authority to determine basic policy
- serve as a precedent or deciding principle for customs that govern human decisions
- control the speed of (as a machine) especially by automatic means
- control, direct, or strongly influence the actions and conduct of
- exert a determining or guiding influence in or over income must govern expenditure
- hold in check restrain
- require (a word) to be in a certain case
- prevail or have decisive influence control
- exercise authority
- to rule by authority
- to influence
- to control
- to exercise continuous sovereign authority over
- control and direct the making and administration of policy in
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