Definition of govern

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Govern (v. t.) To require to be in a particular case; as, a transitive verb governs a noun in the objective case; or to require (a particular case); as, a transitive verb governs the objective case..

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Impotent :: Impotent (a.) Wanting the power of self-restraint; incontrolled; ungovernable; violent.
Subvention :: Subvention (n.) A government aid or bounty.
Monocrat :: Monocrat (n.) One who governs alone.
Diarchy :: Diarchy (n.) A form of government in which the supreme power is vested in two persons.
Prudentialist :: Prudentialist (n.) One who is governed by, or acts from, prudential motives..
Willful :: Willful (a.) Governed by the will without yielding to reason; obstinate; perverse; inflexible; stubborn; refractory; as, a willful man or horse..
Arbitrator :: Arbitrator (n.) One who has the power of deciding or prescribing without control; a ruler; a governor.
Subgranular :: Subgovernor (n.) A subordinate or assistant governor.
Regulator :: Regulator (n.) A contrivance for regulating and controlling motion, as: (a) The lever or index in a watch, which controls the effective length of the hairspring, and thus regulates the vibrations of the balance. (b) The governor of a steam engine. (c) A valve for controlling the admission of steam to the steam chest, in a locomotive..
Terrorism :: Terrorism (n.) The act of terrorizing, or state of being terrorized; a mode of government by terror or intimidation..
Kakistocracy :: Kakistocracy (n.) Government by the worst men.
Laissez Faire :: Laissez faire () Noninterference; -- an axiom of some political economists, deprecating interference of government by attempts to foster or regulate commerce, manufactures, etc., by bounty or by restriction; as, the doctrine of laissez faire; the laissez faire system government..
Republicanism :: Republicanism (n.) Attachment to, or political sympathy for, a republican form of government..
Waywode :: Waywode (n.) Originally, the title of a military commander in various Slavonic countries; afterwards applied to governors of towns or provinces. It was assumed for a time by the rulers of Moldavia and Wallachia, who were afterwards called hospodars, and has also been given to some inferior Turkish officers..
Autonomous :: Autonomous (a.) Independent in government; having the right or power of self-government.
Council :: Council (n.) A body of man elected or appointed to constitute an advisory or a legislative assembly; as, a governor's council; a city council..
Unruly :: Unruly (superl.) Not submissive to rule; disregarding restraint; disposed to violate; turbulent; ungovernable; refractory; as, an unruly boy; unruly boy; unruly conduct..
Rudder :: Rudder (n.) Fig.: That which resembles a rudder as a guide or governor; that which guides or governs the course.
Severity :: Severity (n.) Gravity or austerity; extreme strictness; rigor; harshness; as, the severity of a reprimand or a reproof; severity of discipline or government; severity of penalties..
Polychoerany :: Polychoerany (n.) A government by many chiefs, princes, or rules..
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