govern[verb]Synonyms:- rule, administer, command, control, direct, guide, handle, lead, manage, order
- restrain, check, control, curb, discipline, hold in check, master, regulate, subdue, tame
Related Idioms: be at the helm (
or wheel), be in the driver's seat, hold the reins
Related Words: captain,
command,
head,
administer,
conduct,
control,
direct,
manage,
master,
regulate,
supervise,
directionalize,
guide,
lead,
shepherd,
steer,
boss,
oversee [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
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
Synonym : 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. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲