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govern - exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?" |
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rule |
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command,
control make someone do something
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throne sit on the throne as a ruler
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misgovern govern badly
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dictate say out loud for the purpose of recording; "He dictated a report to his secretary"
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reign have sovereign power; "Henry VIII reigned for a long time"
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govern - direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct" |
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command,
control make someone do something
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govern - require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German" |
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necessitate,
need,
postulate,
call for,
require,
demand,
ask,
involve,
take require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
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