Definition of govern

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Govern (v. i.) To exercise authority; to administer the laws; to have the control.

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Despotism :: Despotism (n.) A government which is directed by a despot; a despotic monarchy; absolutism; autocracy.
Gubernance :: Gubernance (n.) Government.
Minister :: Minister (n.) One to whom the sovereign or executive head of a government intrusts the management of affairs of state, or some department of such affairs..
Statist :: Statism (n.) The art of governing a state; statecraft; policy.
Statesman :: Statesman (n.) A man versed in public affairs and in the principles and art of government; especially, one eminent for political abilities..
Province :: Province (n.) A country or region, more or less remote from the city of Rome, brought under the Roman government; a conquered country beyond the limits of Italy..
Guild :: Guild (v. t.) An association of men belonging to the same class, or engaged in kindred pursuits, formed for mutual aid and protection; a business fraternity or corporation; as, the Stationers' Guild; the Ironmongers' Guild. They were originally licensed by the government, and endowed with special privileges and authority..
Governing :: Governing (a.) Requiring a particular case.
Reve :: Reve (n.) An officer, steward, or governor..
Disorganize :: Disorganize (v. t.) To destroy the organic structure or regular system of (a government, a society, a party, etc.); to break up (what is organized); to throw into utter disorder; to disarrange..
Bridle :: Bridle (n.) The head gear with which a horse is governed and restrained, consisting of a headstall, a bit, and reins, with other appendages..
Mobocrat :: Mobocrat (n.) One who favors a form of government in which the unintelligent populace rules without restraint.
Organic :: Organic (a.) Forming a whole composed of organs. Hence: Of or pertaining to a system of organs; inherent in, or resulting from, a certain organization; as, an organic government; his love of truth was not inculcated, but organic..
Antinational :: Antinational (a.) Antagonistic to one's country or nation, or to a national government..
Christian :: Christian (n.) One of a Christian denomination which rejects human creeds as bases of fellowship, and sectarian names. They are congregational in church government, and baptize by immersion. They are also called Disciples of Christ, and Campbellites..
Overrule :: Overrule (v. t.) To rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority.
Capital :: Capital (n.) Chief, in a political sense, as being the seat of the general government of a state or nation; as, Washington and Paris are capital cities..
Bureaucracy :: Bureaucracy (n.) A system of carrying on the business of government by means of departments or bureaus, each under the control of a chief, in contradiction to a system in which the officers of government have an associated authority and responsibility; also, government conducted on this system..
Convention :: Convention (v. i.) An agreement or contract less formal than, or preliminary to, a treaty; an informal compact, as between commanders of armies in respect to suspension of hostilities, or between states; also, a formal agreement between governments or sovereign powers; as, a postal convention between two governments..
Statant :: Statal (a.) Of, pertaining to, or existing with reference to, a State of the American Union, as distinguished from the general government..
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