governed

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The pope’s alternative is Nehemiah’s Jerusalem, a project governed by the people who will have to live with what gets built and are willing to grapple honestly with what they are building.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

For instance, movement of one leg is mainly governed by the neural circuits for that leg.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

The process of electing a president is seen as the most democratic way for its members to have a say in how the club is governed and how its strategy for the future should work.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Going forward, it was hoped that Southern governments would truly rest on the consent of the governed, as the Declaration of Independence had promised.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

The fourth element, the vote, the right of the governed to govern themselves, has long been a cherished goal of all thinking men of Atlanta.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin