govern
verb
[ ˈɡʌv(ə)n ]
• conduct the policy, actions, and affairs of (a state, organization, or people) with authority.
• "he was incapable of governing the country"
Similar:
rule,
preside over,
be in power over,
reign over,
control,
exercise control over,
have control of,
be in control of,
be in charge of,
command,
hold sway over,
hegemonize,
lead,
be the leader of,
dominate,
run,
head,
direct,
administer,
order,
manage,
regulate,
guide,
conduct,
oversee,
supervise,
superintend,
be at the helm of,
steer,
pilot,
be in the driving seat,
sway,
• (of a word) require that (another word or group of words) be in a particular case.
• "the Latin preposition ‘cum’ governs nouns in the ablative"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French governer, from Latin gubernare ‘to steer, rule’, from Greek kubernan ‘to steer’.
