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gov·ern  (gvrn)

v. gov·erned, gov·ern·ing, gov·erns

v.tr.

1. To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; exercise sovereign authority in.

2. To control the speed or magnitude of; regulate: a valve that governs fuel intake.

3. To control the actions or behavior of: Govern yourselves like civilized people.

4. To keep under control; restrain: a student who could not govern his impulses.

5. To exercise a deciding or determining influence on: Chance usually governs the outcome of the game.

6. Grammar To require (a specific morphological form) of accompanying words.

v.intr.

1. To exercise political authority.

2. To have or exercise a determining influence.

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[Middle English governen, from Old French governer, from Latin gubernre, from Greek kubernn.]

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govern·a·ble adj.

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govern

Verb

1. to direct and control the policy and affairs of (a country or an organization)

2. to control or determine: the international organizations governing athletics and rugby [Latin gubernare to steer]

governable adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	govern - bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate" regularise, regularize, regulate, order standardize, standardise - cause to conform to standard or norm; "The weights and measures were standardized" decide, make up one's mind, determine - reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" district, zone - regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
	2.	govern - direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct" control, command - exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"
	3.	govern - exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?" rule control, command - exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces" throne - sit on the throne as a ruler misgovern - govern badly dictate - rule as a dictator reign - have sovereign power; "Henry VIII reigned for a long time"
	4.	govern - require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German" necessitate, need, require, call for, demand, postulate, involve, ask, take - require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"

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govern

verb 1. rule, lead, control, command, manage, direct, guide, handle, conduct, order, reign over, administer, oversee, supervise, be in power over, call the shots, call the tune, hold sway over, superintend

verb 2. determine, decide, guide, rule, influence, underlie, sway

verb 3. restrain, control, check, contain, master, discipline, regulate, curb, inhibit, tame, subdue, get the better of, bridle, hold in check, keep a tight rein on

Translations

govern [ˈgʌvən] vt (gen) → gobernar [+ event, conduct]; regir

govern [ˈgʌvən] vt (gen) (Ling) → gouverner (= influence); déterminer

govern [ˈgʌvən] vt (also Ling) → regieren;

(event, conduct) → bestimmen

govern [ˈgʌvən] vt → governare;

(LING) → reggere

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govern

v govern [ˈgavən]

1 to rule The queen governed (the country) wisely and well.regeerيَحْكُمуправлявамvládnoutregere; styreregierenκυβερνώgobernarvalitsemaحکومت کردنhallitagouvernerלִמשׁוֹלशासन करनाvoditi, upravljatikormányozmemerintahstjórnagovernare治める다스리다valdyti[]valdīt; vadītmemerintahregerenstyre, regjere, herskerządzićgovernara gu­ver­naправитьvládnuťvladativladatistyra, regera []ปกครองyönetmek, idare etmek統治керувати, правитиحکومت کرناcai trị统治

2 to influence Our policy is governed by three factors.bestuurيُأثِّر تأثيرا شديداнасочвамovládatbestemme; betingetbestimmenδιέπω, επηρεάζωregirjuhtimaتحت تاثیر قرار دادن؛ اعمال کردنohjatarégirלְהַשפִּיעप्रभाव डालनाutjecati nairányítmempengaruhiákvarða(st), stjórnast, hafa áhrif áreggere, guidare影響する좌우하다sąlygotinoteikt; ietekmētmempengaruhileiden, beheersen, bepalenpåvirke, være bestemt avdeterminowaćregera influenţaобуславливатьovládaťvplivatiuticatistyra, regleraควบคุมyönlendirmek, yönetmek影響регулюватиمتاثر کرناchi phối影响