Translate govern | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of govern
verb
[with object] 1conduct the policy, actions, and affairs of (a state, organization, or people):he was incapable of governing the country (as adjective governing)the governing coalition control, influence, or regulate (a person, action, or course of events):the future of Jamaica will be governed by geography, not history (
govern oneself)
conduct oneself, especially with regard to controlling one’s emotions:men would give in to passion and become unable to govern themselves serve to decide (a legal case).
2 Grammar (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
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