[ UK /ɡˈʌvən/ ]
[ US /ˈɡəvɝn/ ]
VERB
  1. bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
    This town likes to regulate
    We cannot regulate the way people dress
  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?
  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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How To Use govern In A Sentence

  • In 2005, the Mugabe government launched what it called a slum clearance scheme, that bulldozed major shantytowns, brutally displacing hundreds of thousands of people. CNN Transcript Mar 24, 2007
  • But in a world where grooming students for a career and making the arts responsive to business are key government priorities, a little artistic vision goes a long way.
  • In a landmark case/decision, the Governor pardoned a woman convicted of killing her husband, who had physically abused her.
  • Chile's top constitutional court blocked a government bid to promote the free distribution of the morning-after pill to minors aged 14 and over, dealing a new setback to President Michelle Bachelet.
  • The term "strategic" came up again earlier this year, when Ontario's provincial government set up a committee to debate a proposed merger between London Stock Exchange Group PLC and TMX Group Inc., operator of Canada's flagship Toronto Stock Exchange. Canada Turns Wary Eye to Foreign Bids
  • The affair isn't the thing that makes me believe he needs to be removed from office – it's the monumental lack of judgment he displayed in abandoning his states and his duties as governor. Sanford should stay, two top South Carolina papers say
  • So there is mounting concern at the top of government about how close to meltdown the prison system is. The Sun
  • They therefore blame not the buddy system but political patronage for government inefficiency.
  • Because large sum of metal money is heaved and inconvenient to handle, government issue paper money.
  • Just because the American people are disgusted with higher taxes, bigger government, left wing liberal give away policies and pacifist foreign policy attitudes, this idiot thinks the Tea Party activist is in someway trying to bring the country down. Clinton warns against violent anti-government attitude
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