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governed

/ˈɡəvɚnd/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
  2. To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.
  3. To exercise a deciding or determining influence on.
  4. To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate.
  5. To exercise political authority; to run a government.
  6. To have or exercise a determining influence.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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