govern

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govern
ˈɡʌv(ə)n Listen
Meanings
verb
  • conduct the policy, actions, and affairs of (a state, organization, or people) with authority.
    E.g. he was incapable of governing the country
  • (of a word) require that (another word or group of words) be in a particular case.
    E.g. the Latin preposition ‘cum’ governs nouns in the ablative

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