govern
gov‧ern W3 /ˈɡʌvən $ -ərn/
verb
SYN rule:
the leaders who govern the country
The party had been governing for seven months.
2. [transitive] if rules, principles etc govern the way a system or situation works, they control how it happens:
legislation governing the export of live animals
The universe is governed by the laws of physics.
gov‧ern W3 /ˈɡʌvən $ -ərn/
verb Word Family: noun: government, governor, governess, governorship; adjective: governmental, governing, gubernatorial; verb: govern; adverb: governmentally
Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: governer, from Latin gubernare, from Greek kybernan 'to control the direction of something'
1. [intransitive and transitive] to officially and legally control a country and make all the decisions about taxes, laws, public services etc Language: Old French
Origin: governer, from Latin gubernare, from Greek kybernan 'to control the direction of something'
SYN rule:
2. [transitive] if rules, principles etc govern the way a system or situation works, they control how it happens: