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Meaning of govern
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
govern
v 1: bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage;
impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people
dress"; "This town likes to regulate" [syn: {regulate},
{regularize}, {regularise}, {order}, {govern}] [ant:
{deregulate}]
2: direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in
God governs his conduct"
3: exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the
country now?" [syn: {govern}, {rule}]
4: require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood;
"most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"
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