In Great Britain the king reigns, but does not govern.
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Govern
/ˈɡʌv.ən/
Synonyms for "govern" (216 found)
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Closest matches (44)
Verb(5 words)
Noun(12 words)
administer email flowagency administeredchair the boardchemical hazard controlcity administration styleclimate regulatingcommand setcontrol overall forcecontrol structures lessoncontrolled energiescontrollingcontrols
Adjective(4 words)
Strong matches (64)
Related words (108)
Noun(23 words)
lawfully regulatedlordmost governmentally controlledoperate controllablypolicy directedreeveregulatingreigningreignsreigns of terrorromanian a conducerule based processrulesrulingruling bodyruling body decisionsruling partiessound administrationstate dominatedsystematizes data
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systematizes recordsteam leader authoritytrade regulatory
lay down the lawlay under restraintleadlead onlook aftermake the rulesmanagemaneuvermanipulatemastermastermindmindofficerorderoverruleoverseepilotpossesspossess authorityprescribe
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presidepreside overprohibitpullpull inpull the stringsquarterbackregulatereignreinrein inrenderrepressrestrainretardretrenchrulerunset backshepherdskipperslow downsnubstand oversteerstraitensubduesuperintendsupervisesuppressswaytake commandtake the leadusewear the crownwear the pantswield authoritywithhold
Verb(24 words)
leadlimitlordedmaintain total controlmanageordainorderpontificatespresideregulariseregularizeregulate behaviorregulate speedregulatedregulatesreignedruledshapestewardedsubjected
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Determiner(1 words)
more flyball governing
Adjective(2 words)
ruling party platformswedish reglera
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
20 entriesShowing 16 of 20 words.
More specific
11 entriesalgorithmic rulecentral authorityeducation standardsfederal governmentlaw enforcementlocal governmentpublic policyregulatory standardstate governmentstatutory ruletraffic regulation
Collocations
6 entriescentral authorityfederal governmentgovernance practicesgoverning bodygovernment policylocal government
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesTranslations
15 translations across 12 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- bepaal verb (to exercise a determining influence on)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- εὐθύνω verb (to exercise a determining influence on)
Bulgarian
1 entries- влия́я verb (to exercise a determining influence on)
Czech
1 entries- řídit verb (to exercise a determining influence on)
Danish
1 entries- bestemme verb (to exercise a determining influence on)
Dutch
1 entries- bepalen verb (to exercise a determining influence on)
Finnish
1 entries- määrätä verb (to exercise a determining influence on)
German
1 entries- lenken verb (to exercise a determining influence on)
Hungarian
2 entries- irányít verb (to exercise a determining influence on)
- meghatároz verb (to exercise a determining influence on)
Romanian
3 entries- conduce verb (to exercise a determining influence on)
- cârmui verb (to exercise a determining influence on)
- dirija verb (to exercise a determining influence on)
Russian
1 entries- влия́ть verb (to exercise a determining influence on)
Ukrainian
1 entries- вплива́ти verb (to exercise a determining influence on)
Sample sentences
20 total sentences available.
That made him govern himself.
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They that govern the most make the least noise.
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You must learn to govern your temper.
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Showing 4 of 20 available sentences.