govern

[guhv-ern] / ˈgʌv ərn /

VERB

take control; rule

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 serve the people 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

VERB

influence; hold in check

Synonyms

STRONGEST

control curb decide determine dominate guide handle inhibit manage regulate rule

STRONG

boss bridle check contain direct discipline dispose incline predispose restrain shepherd steer subdue sway tame underlie

WEAK

directionalize get the better of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon aid assist help hesitate mismanage neglect submit

STRONG

liberate release

WEAK

acquiesce agree allow comply consent give way obey permit surrender yield

Example Sentences

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And more than 11 million Canadians watched the sport on TV in 2024, according to estimates from Curling Canada, the national governing body for the sport.

From Los Angeles Times

“Europe has a pretty good playbook for crises. It doesn’t have a very good playbook for governing in normal times,” said Mujtaba Rahman, managing director for Europe at Eurasia Group, a risk-management consulting firm.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I’ve made several adjustments,” Milei said of his governing style in a television interview in the run-up to the budget vote in Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 1973, they founded the Women's Tennis Association, a unified body to promote and govern the women's game.

From BBC

The step had dubious legal validity, since deep-sea areas are governed by treaties administered by the United Nations, rather than individual nations.

From The Wall Street Journal

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