to govern
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3.6
- verb
- /ˈɡʌvərn/
:
regir
- Does the rule of English law no longer govern?
- rules governing
- laws governing
- regulations governing
We should talk about which value should govern how we are to live.
- We should talk about which value should govern how we are to live.
- It's just there seems to be there seems to be simple laws that govern things right.
- So here we have our four equations of motion that fully govern this this pulley system.
- There are no hard and fast rules that govern this.
- It's a massive shift of power from the free market to the centrally governed or the controlled market.
- Most robots are are basically using the computer to to govern the motion.
- So first, I would say whatever country you're in, find the company's act that governs how companies are run.
- Why would the law choose a standard to govern the default price, but a rule to govern the default quantity?
- But what we do have is some sort of set of norms, some governing thing, right?
Examples
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Thus, the state is not the only unit governing; subjects govern each other and themselves.
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Because the law that governs this society is the same law that holds the family together.
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We should talk about which value should govern how we are to live.
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The people will govern themselves.
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At some point, a program was written to govern them.
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The No Child Left Behind Act was federal legislation that governed accountability across all U.S. states.
Academic text (2017) -
From 1979 to 2000, China adopted hundreds of laws and regulations to govern foreign economic relations.
Academic text (2013) -
Governments can also change the architecture governing behaviors by making them more visible.
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The United States, unlike many countries, has no national policies governing assisted reproductive technology, including surrogacy.
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The new regulations will govern how businesses can operate in the city.
Synonyms
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1.0
To be the leader of a country or group and control it
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3.4
To control something using rules or laws
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4.7
To make a rule into law by an official vote or order
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5.8
To make or change a law
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4.2
State an official rule about what people must do
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4.2
To be in charge of people or a place
Antonyms
How Controlling
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word govern comes from the Latin gubernare, meaning 'to steer'. So when rules govern something they 'steer' how it works by giving directions people must follow.