Definition of govern

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Govern (v. t.) To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men, either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to regulate by authority..

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Impotent :: Impotent (a.) Wanting the power of self-restraint; incontrolled; ungovernable; violent.
Civil :: Civil (a.) Performing the duties of a citizen; obedient to government; -- said of an individual.
Episcopalian :: Episcopalian (n.) One who belongs to an episcopal church, or adheres to the episcopal form of church government and discipline; a churchman; specifically, in the United States, a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church..
Charge D''affaires :: Charge d'affaires (n.) A diplomatic representative, or minister of an inferior grade, accredited by the government of one state to the minister of foreign affairs of another; also, a substitute, ad interim, for an ambassador or minister plenipotentiary..
Mameluke :: Mameluke (n.) One of a body of mounted soldiers recruited from slaves converted to Mohammedanism, who, during several centuries, had more or less control of the government of Egypt, until exterminated or dispersed by Mehemet Ali in 1811..
Absolutist :: Absolutist (n.) One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government.
Mail :: Mail (n.) The bag or bags with the letters, papers, papers, or other matter contained therein, conveyed under public authority from one post office to another; the whole system of appliances used by government in the conveyance and delivery of mail matter..
Originate :: Originate (v. i.) To take first existence; to have origin or beginning; to begin to exist or act; as, the scheme originated with the governor and council..
Stable :: Stable (v. i.) Firmly established; not easily moved, shaken, or overthrown; fixed; as, a stable government..
Provincial :: Provincial (a.) Of or pertaining to province; constituting a province; as, a provincial government; a provincial dialect..
Arbitrary :: Arbitrary (a.) Despotic; absolute in power; bound by no law; harsh and unforbearing; tyrannical; as, an arbitrary prince or government..
Monarchy :: Monarchy (n.) A state or government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch.
Patriarchate :: Patriarchate (n.) A patriarchal form of government or society. See Patriarchal, a., 3..
Presbyterian :: Presbyterian (n.) One who maintains the validity of ordination and government by presbyters; a member of the Presbyterian church.
Caliphate :: Caliphate (n.) The office, dignity, or government of a caliph or of the caliphs..
Department :: Department (v. i.) Subdivision of business or official duty; especially, one of the principal divisions of executive government; as, the treasury department; the war department; also, in a university, one of the divisions of instruction; as, the medical department; the department of physics..
Capital :: Capital (n.) The seat of government; the chief city or town in a country; a metropolis.
Oligarchical :: Oligarchical (a.) Of or pertaining to oligarchy, or government by a few..
Economy :: Economy (n.) The management of domestic affairs; the regulation and government of household matters; especially as they concern expense or disbursement; as, a careful economy..
Post :: Post (n.) An established conveyance for letters from one place or station to another; especially, the governmental system in any country for carrying and distributing letters and parcels; the post office; the mail; hence, the carriage by which the mail is transported..
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