Thesaurus: govern

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1. 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.
2. v. t. To regulate; to influence; to direct; to restrain; to manage; as, to govern the life; to govern a horse.
3. v. t. To require to be in a particular case; as, a transitive verb governs a noun in the objective case; or to require (a particular case); as, a transitive verb governs the objective case.
4. v. i. To exercise authority; to administer the laws; to have the control.
5. v. bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
6. v. direct or strongly influence the behavior of
7. v. exercise authority over; as of nations
8. v. require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood
9. 1. To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men, either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to regulate by authority. "Fit to govern and rule multitudes." Shak. 2. To regulate; to influence; to direct; to restrain; to manage; as, to govern the life; to govern a horse. Govern well thy appetite. Milton. 3. (Gram.) To require to be in a particular case; as, a transitive verb governs a noun in the objective case; or to require (a particular case); as, a transitive verb governs the objective case. To exercise authority; to administer the laws; to have the control. Dryden.
10. To require to be in a particular case; as, a transitive verbgoverns a noun in the objective case; or to require (a particularcase); as, a transitive verb governs the objective case.
11. v:100 v. direct or strongly influence the behavior of v. exercise authority over; as of nations v. require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood