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serve the people

VERB

govern

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administer carry out conduct control dictate guide manage oversee regulate supervise

STRONG

captain command direct execute head lead order overrule pilot reign render run steer superintend sway tyrannize

WEAK

assume command be in power be in the driver's seat call the shots call the signals exercise authority head up hold dominion hold office hold sway lay down the law occupy throne pull the strings wear the crown

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon leave mismanage neglect

STRONG

fail follow obey serve

WEAK

acquiesce agree allow comply consent give way permit surrender yield

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Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton designed government to serve the people.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Ahead of the parliamentary vote on Thursday, Anutin told reporters he hoped to "remain in my position to serve the people for as long as I can".

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

"Did the government serve the people well, or did it fail them?" asked the inquiry's lead counsel Hugo Keith KC at the start of this module in 2023.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

Or they can remember that the law, at its best, is supposed to serve the people who stand beneath it.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2025

The chief claimed to serve the people by interceding for them with the gods and reciting the ritual formulas required to obtain rain, good harvests, and success in fishing.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

serve the people

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