Governing
WordNet
adjective
(1) Responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws
"Governing bodies"
noun
(2) The act of governing; exercising authority
"Regulations for the governing of state prisons"
"He had considerable experience of government"
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Etymology
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Verb
- To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
- To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.
- Govern yourselves like civilized people.
- a student who could not govern his impulses.
- To exercise a deciding or determining influence on.
- Chance usually governs the outcome of the game.
- To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate.
- a valve that governs fuel intake.
- To exercise political authority; to run a government.
- To have or exercise a determining influence.