Definition of governs. Meaning of governs. Synonyms of governs

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Definition of governs

Govern
Govern Gov"ern, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Governed; p. pr. & vb. n. Governing.] [OF. governer, F. gouverner, fr. L. gubernare to steer, pilot, govern, Gr. kyberna^n. Cf. Gubernatorial.] 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.
Govern
Govern Gov"ern, v. i. To exercise authority; to administer the laws; to have the control. --Dryden.

Meaning of govern from wikipedia

- political parties are groups of people with similar ideas about how a country or region should be governed. different political parties
- examples of this can include disciplinary action for rule infractions and deciding on rule changes in the sport which they govern.
- to distinguish the term governance from govern ment: 'governance' is what a 'governing body' does. it might be a geo-political entity
- though all ten were 'proconsular', only two of these provinces (asia and africa), were actually governed by senators with proconsular
- proprietary governors were individuals authorized to govern proprietary colonies . under the proprietary system, individuals or companies
- prepositions (and postpositions and circumpositions, i.e. adposition s) are like verbs in their ability to govern the case of their
- maureen govern was chief technology officer (cto) at aol at the time of their search data release . the researcher who released the data
- the equal opportunity to govern amendment, also known as the hatch amendment, is a united states constitutional amendment proposed in july
- poliesportiu d'andorra, also known as poliesportiu de govern, is an indoor sporting arena located in andorra la vella , andorra .
- it falls within the larger context of governance and principles such as consent of the governed , and may involve non-profit organization