Look up: govern

1. govern
   [v] - require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood 2. [v] - exercise authority over 3. [v] - direct or strongly influence the behavior of
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2. Govern
   Gov'ern transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Governed ; present participle & verbal noun Governing .] [ Old French governer , French gouverner , from Latin guber...
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3. Govern
   Gov'ern intransitive verb To exercise authority; to administer the laws; to have the control. Dryden.
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4. govern
   rule verb exercise authority over; as of nations; `Who is governing the country now?`
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5. govern
   verb require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; `most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German`
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6. Govern
   • (v. t.) To regulate; to influence; to direct; to restrain; to manage; as, to govern the life; to govern a horse. • (v. t.) To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men, either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to regulate by authority. • (v. i.) To exercise author...
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