GOVERN

• (verb) direct or strongly influence the behavior of

  "His belief in God governs his conduct"

• (verb) bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations

  "We cannot regulate the way people dress", "This town likes to regulate"

  synonyms : order , regularise , regularize , regulate

• (verb) exercise authority over; as of nations

  "Who is governing the country now?"

  synonyms : rule

• (verb) require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood

  "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"

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