govern

/ɡˈʌvən/

/ˈɡəvɝn/

[verb]

to govern

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

to regulate or control a person, course of action or event or the way something happens

synonyms : order

regularise

regularize

regulate

antonyms : deregulate

direct or strongly influence the behavior of

to officially have the control and authority to rule over a country and manage its affairs

synonyms : rule

require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood

Examples

1. The dictator governed the country with a heavy hand, suppressing any form of dissent or opposition.

2. Joint ministries would also govern defense, foreign affairs, and finance.

3. Queen’s Confessor Up until the 15th century, the rulers of Castile and Aragon governed a series of separate district kingdoms with the Iberian Peninsula.

4. The queen governs the nature of the bees.