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verb
- 1. conduct the policy, actions, and affairs of (a state, organization, or people) with authority: "he was incapable of governing the country" Similar
- 2. (of a word) require that (another word or group of words) be in a particular case: "the Latin preposition ‘cum’ governs nouns in the ablative"
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GOVERN definition: 1. to control and direct the public business of a country, city, group of people, etc.: 2. to have…. Learn more.
The meaning of GOVERN is to exercise continuous sovereign authority over; especially : to control and direct the making and administration of policy in. How to use govern in a sentence.
/ˈgʌvərn/ /ˈgʌvən/ IPA guide. Other forms: governed; governing; governs. To govern is to rule, lead, oversee, or otherwise control. Each U.S. state has its own governor, whose job it is to govern the affairs of that state.
Govern means to rule over something with authority, as in In a democracy, people elect those who will govern them. Govern can also mean to hold something in check, like your temper. And govern can mean to act as a guiding force, as when your stomach governs your food choices.
to control and direct the public business of a country, city, group of people, etc.: The country has been governed by military regimes. A president needs popular support in order to govern effectively. Fewer examples. We are governed, in Lord Hailsham's famous phrase, by an ' elective dictatorship '.
1. verb. To govern a place such as a country, or its people, means to be officially in charge of the place, and to have responsibility for making laws, managing the economy, and controlling public services . They go to the polls on Friday to choose the people they want to govern their country. [VERB noun]
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) ( also intr) to direct and control the actions, affairs, policies, functions, etc, of (a political unit, organization, nation, etc); rule. 2. to exercise restraint over; regulate or direct: to govern one's temper.
/ˈɡʌvərn/ Verb Forms. [transitive, intransitive] govern (something) to legally control a country or its people and be responsible for introducing new laws, organizing public services, etc. The country is governed by elected representatives of the people. He accused the opposition party of being unfit to govern. Extra Examples. Topics Politics b2.
GOVERN meaning: 1 : to officially control and lead (a group of people) to make decisions about laws, taxes, social programs, etc., for (a country, state, etc.); 2 : to control the way that (something) is done.
to officially control a country: The country is now governed by a coalition government. a governing body. govern verb (INFLUENCE) to influence or control the way something happens or is done: There are rules that govern how teachers treat children. (Definition of govern from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
