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Govern   /gˈəvərn/   Listen
Govern

verb
(past & past part. governed; pres. part. governing)
1.
Bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations.  Synonyms: order, regularise, regularize, regulate.  "This town likes to regulate"
2.
Direct or strongly influence the behavior of.
3.
Exercise authority over; as of nations.  Synonym: rule.
4.
Require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood.



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"Govern" Quotes from Famous Books



... of your protection over the site of the old Roman empire. Do you not bear the title of King of Rome? Give to that title, meaning and substance. Yours is the south and west, mine is the east, and together we shall govern ...
— Joseph II. and His Court • L. Muhlbach

... than they deserved," said Lord Erymanth, startled for once into brevity. "A nation who could never govern themselves decently, and since they have been broken up, as they richly deserved, though I do not justify the manner—ever since, I say, have been acting the incendiary in every country where they have set ...
— My Young Alcides - A Faded Photograph • Charlotte M. Yonge

... explain explanar to explain falta de aceptacion, non-acceptance falta de pago, non-payment la frase, the phrase, sentence ganancias y perdidas, profits and losses el gerente, the manager *gobernar, to govern *haber, there to be[75] hay, there is[75] hay, there are el hecho, the fact la ley, the law llamar, to call mas adelante, later on la mente, the mind los negocios, the business Pascua, Easter posicion, position proyecto, scheme, plan pues, entonces, ...
— Pitman's Commercial Spanish Grammar (2nd ed.) • C. A. Toledano

... of joy; his people fell on their knees or dropped down with amazement, crying out that it was a miracle, and that Rustem was destined to govern the world. Rustem himself believed it, and was uplifted beyond measure. "Ah! Ebony, my dear Ebony, where are you?" he cried. "Why are you not here to see all these wonders? How did I come to lose you? Fair Princess of Cashmere, when shall ...
— Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know • Various

... time will find there many just and humane sentiments, many excellent precepts, in short, an admirable code of political ethics. But every exhortation is modified or nullified by a demand for money. "Govern leniently, and send more money; practise strict justice and moderation towards neighboring powers, and send more money;" this is in truth the sum of almost all the instructions that Hastings ever received ...
— Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) • Thomas Babington Macaulay


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