govern 3
verbdomain: v society
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
exercise authority over; as of nations
Examples
- 1.Who is governing the country now?
Hypernym
control 1
verb
exercise authoritative control or power over
EnglishDerivationally related form
governing 1
noun
the act of governing; exercising authority
governance 2
noun
the act of governing; exercising authority
government 1
noun
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
governor 1
noun
the head of a state government
Hyponym
throne 1
verb
sit on the throne as a ruler
misgovern 1
verb
govern badly
dictate 3
verb
rule as a dictator
reign 1
verb
have sovereign power
