govern
Example Sentences
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Before Opal, the upper school did not have a policy governing phone usage, with teachers allowed to set their own class rules.
From Los Angeles Times
Mr Miller said school leaders, the governing body and the county council had worked throughout the Christmas period to find a solution for all the children.
From BBC
Under the provisions of the 1998 Northern Ireland Act, regulations governing the flag had become "a transferred prerogative matter", precluding Her Majesty's "command on flags … having any legal effect in Northern Ireland".
From BBC
Arguably what happened there highlighted a broader breakdown in many African nations between the people and those who govern them.
From BBC
Taiwan, a democratically governed island, sits at a crucial maritime crossroads.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
