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Wield :: Wield (v. t.) To govern; to rule; to keep, or have in charge; also, to possess..

Regency :: Regency (a.) Especially, the office, jurisdiction, or dominion of a regent or vicarious ruler, or of a body of regents; deputed or vicarious government..

Aristocratical :: Aristocratical (a.) Of or pertaining to an aristocracy; consisting in, or favoring, a government of nobles, or principal men; as, an aristocratic constitution..

Legate :: Legate (n.) An official assistant given to a general or to the governor of a province.

Principal :: Principal (a.) Highest in rank, authority, character, importance, or degree; most considerable or important; chief; main; as, the principal officers of a Government; the principal men of a state; the principal productions of a country; the principal arguments in a case..

Kakistocracy :: Kakistocracy (n.) Government by the worst men.

Concession :: Concession (n.) A thing yielded; an acknowledgment or admission; a boon; a grant; esp. a grant by government of a privilege or right to do something; as, a concession to build a canal..

Wind :: Wind (v. t.) To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.

Judicious :: Judicious (a.) Directed or governed by sound judgment; having sound judgment; wise; prudent; sagacious; discreet.

Steer :: Steer (n.) To direct the course of; to guide; to govern; -- applied especially to a vessel in the water.

Taxation :: Taxation (n.) The act of laying a tax, or of imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by government, or on the members of a corporation or company, by the proper authority; the raising of revenue; also, a system of raising revenue..

Tyranny :: Tyranny (n.) Cruel government or discipline; as, the tyranny of a schoolmaster..

Phylarchy :: Phylarchy (n.) The office of a phylarch; government of a class or tribe.

Commonwealth :: Commonwealth (n.) Specifically, the form of government established on the death of Charles I., in 1649, which existed under Oliver Cromwell and his son Richard, ending with the abdication of the latter in 1659..

Constitutional :: Constitutional (a.) Regulated by, dependent on, or secured by, a constitution; as, constitutional government; constitutional rights..

Governable :: Governable (a.) Capable of being governed, or subjected to authority; controllable; manageable; obedient..

Toparch :: Toparch (n.) The ruler or principal man in a place or country; the governor of a toparchy.

Brevet :: Brevet (n.) A warrant from the government, granting a privilege, title, or dignity. [French usage]..

Foreign :: Foreign (a.) Outside; extraneous; separated; alien; as, a foreign country; a foreign government..

Governing :: Governing (a.) Holding the superiority; prevalent; controlling; as, a governing wind; a governing party in a state..

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