Synonyms for Govern:

n.
- enter
- implant
- motivate
- over
- throw back on
- cure
- limit
• govern
- order
• rule
- administer the laws
- hold the reins of empire
v.
• administer
- am driver seat
- am driver's seat
- am drivers seat
- am in driver seat
- am in driver's seat
- am in drivers seat
- am saddle
- am the driver seat
- am the driver's seat
- am the drivers seat
- am the saddle
- are driver seat
- are driver's seat
- are drivers seat
- are in driver seat
- are in driver's seat
- are in drivers seat
- are in saddle
- are in the driver seat
- are in the driver's seat
- are in the drivers seat
- are in the saddle
- are saddle
- are the driver seat
- are the driver's seat
- are the drivers seat
- are the saddle
- art in driver seat
- art in driver's seat
- art in drivers seat
- art in saddle
- art in the driver seat
- art in the driver's seat
- art in the drivers seat
- art in the saddle
- art saddle
- art the driver seat
- art the driver's seat
- art the drivers seat
- art the saddle
- be driver seat
- be driver's seat
- be drivers seat
- be in driver seat
- be in drivers seat
- be in the driver seat
- be in the drivers seat
- be saddle
- be the driver seat
- be the driver's seat
- be the drivers seat
- be the saddle
- being driver seat
- being driver's seat
- being drivers seat
- being in driver seat
- being in driver's seat
- being in drivers seat
- being in saddle
- being in the driver seat
- being in the driver's seat
- being in the drivers seat
- being in the saddle
- being saddle
- being the driver seat
- being the driver's seat
- being the drivers seat
- being the saddle
- crack whip
- cracked the whip
- cracked whip
- cracking the whip
- cracking whip
- cracks the whip
- cracks whip
- heading up
- held reins
- held the reins
- hold reins
- holding reins
- holds reins
- holds the reins
- is driver seat
- is driver's seat
- is drivers seat
- is in driver seat
- is in driver's seat
- is in drivers seat
- is in saddle
- is in the driver seat
- is in the driver's seat
- is in the drivers seat
- is in the saddle
- is saddle
- is the driver seat
- is the driver's seat
- is the drivers seat
- is the saddle
- over saw
- over see
- over seeing
- over seen
- over sees
- over-saw
- over-see
- over-seeing
- over-seen
- over-sees
- pulled strings
- pulled the strings
- pulled the wires
- pulled wires
- pulling strings
- pulling the strings
- pulling the wires
- pulling wires
- pulls strings
- pulls the strings
- pulls the wires
- pulls wires
- ran show
- ran the show
- run show
- running show
- running the show
- runs show
- runs the show
- sat on top of
- sat top of
- sate on top of
- sate top of
- sit top of
- sits on top of
- sits top of
- sitting on top of
- sitting top of
- super intend
- super intended
- super intending
- super intends
- super vise
- super vised
- super vising
- super-intend
- super-intended
- super-intending
- super-intends
- super-vise
- super-vised
- super-vising
- was driver seat
- was driver's seat
- was drivers seat
- was in driver seat
- was in driver's seat
- was in drivers seat
- was in saddle
- was in the driver seat
- was in the driver's seat
- was in the drivers seat
- was in the saddle
- was saddle
- was the driver seat
- was the driver's seat
- was the drivers seat
- was the saddle
- wast driver seat
- wast driver's seat
- wast drivers seat
- wast in driver seat
- wast in driver's seat
- wast in drivers seat
- wast in saddle
- wast in the driver seat
- wast in the driver's seat
- wast in the drivers seat
- wast in the saddle
- wast saddle
- wast the driver seat
- wast the driver's seat
- wast the drivers seat
- wast the saddle
- were driver seat
- were driver's seat
- were drivers seat
- were in driver seat
- were in driver's seat
- were in drivers seat
- were in saddle
- were in the driver seat
- were in the driver's seat
- were in the drivers seat
- were in the saddle
- were saddle
- were the driver seat
- were the driver's seat
- were the drivers seat
- were the saddle
- wert driver seat
- wert driver's seat
- wert drivers seat
- wert in driver seat
- wert in driver's seat
- wert in drivers seat
- wert in saddle
- wert in the driver seat
- wert in the driver's seat
- wert in the drivers seat
- wert in the saddle
- wert saddle
- wert the driver seat
- wert the driver's seat
- wert the drivers seat
- wert the saddle
• bridle
- keep check
- keeping check
- keeps check
- keeps in check
- kept check
- re press
- re pressed
- re presses
- re pressing
- re-press
- re-presses
- re-pressing
- sub due
- sub dues
- sub-due
- sub-dues
- with held
- with hold
- with holding
- with holds
- with-held
- with-hold
- with-holds
• command
- grasp
- grip
• conduct
- call tune
- called the tune
- called tune
- calling the tune
- calling tune
- calls the tune
- calls tune
- ran things
- runs things
- trailblazed
- trailblazes
- wielded baton
- wielding baton
- wields baton
• dictate
- call play
- called play
- called the play
- calling play
- calling the play
- calls play
- calls the play
- de cree
- de creed
- de crees
- de-cree
- de-creed
- de-crees
- laid down law
- laid down the law
- lay down law
- laying down law
- laying down the law
- lays down
- lays down law
- lays down the law
- puts foot down
- putting foot down
- reading riot act
- reading the riot act
- reads riot act
- reads the riot act
- take reins
- takes reins
- takes the reins
- taking reins
- taking the reins
- took reins
- took the reins
- walked heavy
- walking heavy
- walks heavy
• direct
- lord
• dispose
- dis pose
- dis posed
- dis posing
- dis tribute
- dis tributes
- dis-pose
- dis-posed
- dis-posing
- dis-tribute
- dis-tributes
- in duce
- in duces
- in-duce
- in-duces
- made willing
- makes willing
- making willing
- pre pare
- pre pared
- pre pares
- pre paring
- pre-pare
- pre-pared
- pre-paring
- pro moting
- pro-mote
- pro-motes
- pro-moting
- put one foot down
- put ones foot down
- put rights
- puts one foot down
- puts one's foot down
- puts ones foot down
- puts rights
- puts to rights
- putting one foot down
- putting one's foot down
- putting ones foot down
- putting rights
- putting to rights
- set order
- sets in order
- sets order
- setting in order
- setting order
• execute
- bring fruition
- bringing fruition
- brings fruition
- brings to fruition
- brought fruition
- brought to fruition
- did a t
- did job
- did t
- did the job
- did the trick
- did to a t
- did to t
- did trick
- didst a t
- didst job
- didst t
- didst the job
- didst the trick
- didst to a t
- didst to t
- didst trick
- dis charge
- dis charged
- dis charges
- dis charging
- dis-charge
- dis-charged
- dis-charges
- dis-charging
- do a t
- do job
- do t
- do to t
- do trick
- does a t
- does job
- does t
- does the job
- does the trick
- does to a t
- does to t
- does trick
- doest a t
- doest job
- doest t
- doest the job
- doest the trick
- doest to a t
- doest to t
- doest trick
- doeth a t
- doeth job
- doeth t
- doeth the job
- doeth the trick
- doeth to a t
- doeth to t
- doeth trick
- doing a t
- doing job
- doing t
- doing the job
- doing the trick
- doing to a t
- doing to t
- doing trick
- dost a t
- dost job
- dost t
- dost the job
- dost the trick
- dost to a t
- dost to t
- dost trick
- doth a t
- doth job
- doth t
- doth the job
- doth the trick
- doth to a t
- doth to t
- doth trick
- earned wings
- earning wings
- earns wings
- gat there
- gets there
- getting there
- got there
- gotten there
- makes it
- making it
- put in to effect
- puts in to effect
- puts into effect
- puts over
- puts through
- putting in to effect
- putting into effect
- putting over
- putting through
- sailed through
- sailing through
- sails through
- take care business
- takes care business
- takes care of business
- taking care business
- taking care of
- took care business
- took care of business
- trans act
- trans acted
- trans acting
- trans acts
- trans-act
- trans-acted
- trans-acting
- trans-acts
• guide
- co unselling
- co-unselling
- coxswained
- coxswaining
- had a handle on
- had handle on
- haddest a handle on
- haddest handle on
- hadst a handle on
- hadst handle on
- has a handle on
- has handle on
- hast a handle on
- hast handle on
- hath a handle on
- hath handle on
- have handle on
- having a handle on
- having handle on
- show way
- showed the way
- showed way
- showing the way
- showing way
- shows the way
- shows way
• handle
- be stow
- be stowed
- be stowing
- be stows
- be-stow
- be-stowed
- be-stowing
- be-stows
- behaved toward
- behaves toward
- behaving toward
- copes with
- cut mustard
- cuts mustard
- cuts the mustard
- cutting mustard
- dis cuss
- dis cussed
- dis cusses
- dis cussing
- dis-cuss
- dis-cussed
- dis-cusses
- dis-cussing
- gat a handle on
- gat handle on
- get handle on
- gets a handle on
- gets handle on
- getting a handle on
- getting handle on
- got a handle on
- got handle on
- gotten a handle on
- gotten handle on
- made grade
- make grade
- makes grade
- makes the grade
- making grade
• harness
- made productive
- makes productive
- making productive
- out fit
- out fits
- out fitted
- out fitting
- out-fit
- out-fits
- out-fitted
- out-fitting
- put harness
- puts harness
- puts in harness
- putting harness
- putting in harness
- rendered useful
- rendering useful
- renders useful
• head
- am charge
- am in charge
- are charge
- are first
- are in charge
- art charge
- art first
- art in charge
- be charge
- being charge
- being first
- being in charge
- goes first
- is charge
- is first
- is in charge
- lead way
- leading the way
- leading way
- leads the way
- leads way
- led the way
- led way
- pre cede
- pre ceded
- pre cedes
- pre ceding
- pre-cede
- pre-ceded
- pre-cedes
- pre-ceding
- was charge
- was first
- wast charge
- wast first
- wast in charge
- were charge
- were first
- wert charge
- wert first
- wert in charge
• incline
- am disposed
- am partial
- am predisposed
- am willing
- are disposed
- are partial
- are predisposed
- are willing
- art partial
- art predisposed
- art willing
- being disposed
- being partial
- being willing
- gravitated toward
- gravitates toward
- in cline
- in clines
- in-cline
- in-clines
- is disposed
- is partial
- is predisposed
- is willing
- leaned to
- leans to
- leant to
- not minded
- not minding
- not minds
- was disposed
- was partial
- was predisposed
- was willing
- wast disposed
- wast partial
- wast predisposed
- wast willing
- were disposed
- were partial
- were predisposed
- were willing
- wert disposed
- wert partial
- wert predisposed
- wert willing
• lead
- gat jump on
- gat the jump on
- get jump on
- gets jump on
- gets the jump on
- getting jump on
- getting the jump on
- go out front
- goes out front
- goes out in front
- going out front
- going out in front
- got jump on
- got the jump on
- gotten jump on
- gotten the jump on
- intro duce
- intro duces
- intro-duce
- intro-duces
- pro duce
- pro duces
- pro-duces
- results in
- trail blaze
- trail blazed
- trail blazes
- trail blazing
- went out front
- went out in front
• manage
- call up on
- called up on
- calling up on
- calling upon
- calls up on
- dis burse
- dis burses
- dis-burse
- dis-burses
- engages in
- engaging in
- holds down
- re quested
- re questing
- re quests
- re-questing
- re-quests
- take helm
- takes helm
- takes the helm
- taking helm
- taking the helm
- took helm
- took the helm
- watches over
• mind
- am attentive
- are attentive
- art attentive
- baby sit
- be holding
- be holds
- be-held
- be-hold
- be-holding
- be-holds
- being attentive
- dis cern
- dis-cern
- gave heed to
- gives heed to
- giving heed to
- had charge of
- haddest charge of
- hadst charge of
- has charge of
- hast charge of
- hath charge of
- having charge of
- is attentive
- keep eye on
- keeping an eye on
- keeping eye on
- keeps an eye on
- keeps eye on
- kept eye on
- listened up
- listening up
- listens up
- making certain
- mind store
- minded store
- minded the store
- minding store
- minds store
- minds the store
- re gards
- re-gard
- was attentive
- wast attentive
- were attentive
- wert attentive
• social
- govern
Other synonyms:

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front

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machine

Other relevant words:

• command

• control

• direct

• handle

• head

• restrain

• run

running

• Other relevant words (adjective):

behaviour

• Other relevant words (noun):

rule

• Other relevant words (transitive noun):

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Independent
- Proper noun, singular
  rules, awards.
- Verb, non-3rd person singular present
  address, apply, are, cover, determine, dictate, drive, operate, organise, run, Respecting.
- Verb, base form
  abide, address, administrate, apply, arrange, cover, decided, determine, dictate, discipline, drive, inform, legislate, operate, organise, organize, orient, oversee, preside, regarding, regularise, regularize, reign, resolve, run, running, standardize, standardized, steer, underlie, underpin, Organizing, self-determination.
Other Related
- Proper noun, singular
  sentences.
- Verb, non-3rd person singular present
  applicable, concerning, dominate, handle, manage, regulate, rule.
- Verb, base form
  administer, applicable, concerning, direct, dominate, governance, government, guide, handle, implement, manage, regulate, regulating, rule, Managing.

What are the hypernyms for Govern?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

hypernyms for govern (as verbs)
- social
  standardise, district, zone, standardize.

What are the hyponyms for Govern?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

hyponyms for govern (as verbs)
- social
  command, make up one's mind, determine, decide, control.
- stative
  demand, require, need, postulate, ask, involve, take, call for, necessitate.

What are the opposite words for govern?

Antonyms for the word "govern" are words that denote the opposite meaning of the word "govern". Some of the commonly used antonyms for govern include chaos, disorder, anarchy, lawlessness, noninterference, and laissez-faire. Chaos is a word that denotes complete confusion and lack of order, whereas disorder refers to an absence of proper arrangement or organization. Anarchy is a term used to describe a state of political disorder resulting from a lack of governmental authority, while lawlessness is an absence of law and order. Noninterference refers to the lack of control or authority over a particular situation, and laissez-faire denotes a policy of non-intervention or "letting things be".

What are the antonyms for Govern?

v.
• influence; hold in check
- aid
- assist
- help
- hesitate
- liberate
- release
- submit
• noun
- air
- comply
- express
- loose
- lose
- obey
- take out
- unleash
- vent
- yield
• social
- deregulate
• take control; rule
- abandon
- acquiesce
- agree
- allow
- consent
- fail
- follow
- give way
- leave
- mismanage
- neglect
- permit
- serve
- surrender

Usage examples for Govern

"It became a political necessity for us to take our portion of Poland and to govern it," said the gentleman to whom we refer, "but she is far more of a burden than an advantage to Russia.

"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"

Maturin M. Ballou

But what will become of your kingdom and who will govern the Wahimas in your place?

"In Desert and Wilderness"

Henryk Sienkiewicz

In the future the position of lands must govern our movements.

"My Attainment of the Pole"

Frederick A. Cook

Famous quotes with Govern

If we have only one that can govern, and we chose him... does that mean we're not democratic?

Ahmed Ali
No man is good enough to govern any woman without her consent.

Susan B. Anthony
I was in my thirteenth year when I heard a voice from God to help me govern my conduct. And the first time I was very much afraid.

Joan of Arc
None of us whether Men or Women but have so good an Opinion of our own Conduct as to believe we are fit, if not to direct others, at least to govern our selves.

Mary Astell
The founders were very worried that if parties developed in America, you might have something like the modern Italian system, where you have 20 different parties that divide Congress and the country and can't govern.

Michael Beschloss

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