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21govern — verb 1 (I, T) to officially and legally control a country and make all the decisions about taxes, laws, public services etc: The country was governed by a small military élite. 2 (T) if rules, principles etc govern the way a system or situation… …
22govern*/ — [ˈgʌv(ə)n] verb 1) [I/T] to officially control and manage a country or area and its people Syn: rule The region is now governed by Morocco.[/ex] The party will not be able to govern alone.[/ex] 2) [T] to control or influence the way that things… …
23govern — gov•ern [[t]ˈgʌv ərn[/t]] v. t. 1) gov to rule by right of authority, as a sovereign does: to govern a nation[/ex] 2) to exercise a directing or restraining influence over; guide: the motives governing a decision[/ex] 3) to hold in check; control …
24Govern — Recorded invarious spellings including MacGovern, McGovern, McGowran, Govern, and the original Magauran, this is an Irish surname of some history and reputation. It derives from the ancient Gaelic Mag Shamhradrain, translating as the descendant… …
25govern — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. rule, reign, administrate, preside; hold power, sway, or the reins; guide, control; restrain, moderate, temper, curb, bridle, check. See restraint, authority. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. rule, command,… …
26govern — [13] Politicians’ clichés about ‘steering the ship of state’ are no new thing; for the distant ancestor of English govern is the Greek verb kubernan ‘steer a ship’ (source also of English cybernetics). It developed the metaphorical sense ‘guide,… …
27govern — reguliuoti statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. control; govern; pilot; regulate vok. einstellen; führen; leiten; lenken; lotsen; Regeln; regulieren; Steuern rus. регулировать; управлять pranc. conduire; piloter; régir; régler …
28govern — [13] Politicians’ clichés about ‘steering the ship of state’ are no new thing; for the distant ancestor of English govern is the Greek verb kubernan ‘steer a ship’ (source also of English cybernetics). It developed the metaphorical sense ‘guide,… …
29govern badly — index misgovern Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
30govern strictly — index discipline (control) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
