govern
English Thesaurus
1. direct or strongly influence the behavior of (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | command, control, |
| definition | : | exercise authoritative control or power over (verb.social) |
2. bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations (verb.social)
| hyponym | : | district, zone, |
| definition | : | regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns (verb.social) |
3. exercise authority over; as of nations (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | command, control, |
| definition | : | exercise authoritative control or power over (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | throne, |
| definition | : | sit on the throne as a ruler (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | misgovern, |
| definition | : | govern badly (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | dictate, |
| definition | : | rule as a dictator (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | reign, |
| definition | : | have sovereign power (verb.social) |
4. require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take, |
| definition | : | require as useful, just, or proper (verb.stative) |
5. direct or strongly influence the behavior of (verb.social)
6. bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations (verb.social)
| antonym | : | deregulate, |
| definition | : | lift the regulations on (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | regulating, regulation, |
| definition | : | the act of controlling or directing according to rule (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | governor, regulator, |
| definition | : | a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | government, |
| definition | : | (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | regulation, rule, |
| definition | : | a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | regulator, |
| definition | : | an official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | order, |
| definition | : | established customary state (especially of society) (noun.state) |
7. exercise authority over; as of nations (verb.social)
| derivation | : | authorities, government, regime, |
| definition | : | the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | governor, |
| definition | : | the head of a state government (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | ruler, swayer, |
| definition | : | a person who rules or commands (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | dominion, rule, |
| definition | : | dominance or power through legal authority (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | rule, |
| definition | : | the duration of a monarch's or government's power (noun.time) |
8. direct or strongly influence the behavior of (verb.social)
9. bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations (verb.social)
| antonym | : | deregulate, |
| definition | : | lift the regulations on (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | regulating, regulation, |
| definition | : | the act of controlling or directing according to rule (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | governor, regulator, |
| definition | : | a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | government, |
| definition | : | (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | regulation, rule, |
| definition | : | a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | regulator, |
| definition | : | an official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | order, |
| definition | : | established customary state (especially of society) (noun.state) |
10. exercise authority over; as of nations (verb.social)
| derivation | : | authorities, government, regime, |
| definition | : | the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | governor, |
| definition | : | the head of a state government (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | ruler, swayer, |
| definition | : | a person who rules or commands (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | dominion, rule, |
| definition | : | dominance or power through legal authority (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | rule, |
| definition | : | the duration of a monarch's or government's power (noun.time) |
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