Definition of Govern

Verb

• require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood
  "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"
  
• exercise authority over
  as of nations
  "Who is governing the country now?"
  rule
• direct or strongly influence the behavior of
  "His belief in God governs his conduct"
  
• bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage
  impose regulations
  "We cannot regulate the way people dress"
  "This town likes to regulate"
  regulate regularize regularise order

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