Govern
verb
To make decisions in an organization, country, or area and provide control.
Our city is well governed by its elected officials
Often appears as...
- govern a state
- govern an organization
verb
To influence or determine the nature of something.
The laws that govern the healthcare system need to be revised
Often appears as...
- govern the outcome
- govern the behavior
verb
To control the speed of a machine or vehicle.
A built-in governor will prevent the engine from overheating
Often appears as...
- engine governor
- machine governor
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Technical
verb
To make decisions in an organization, country, or area and provide control.
Our city is well governed by its elected officials
Often appears as...
- govern a state
- govern an organization
verb
To influence or determine the nature of something.
The laws that govern the healthcare system need to be revised
Often appears as...
- govern the outcome
- govern the behavior
verb
To control the speed of a machine or vehicle.
A built-in governor will prevent the engine from overheating
Often appears as...
- engine governor
- machine governor
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Authority Nuance
Governing often suggests legitimate power held by leaders or institutions.
The mayor governs our town with the people's support.
Pro Tip 2/3Democratic Context
When used in a democratic context, it implies decision-making by elected leaders.
Elected officials govern our city and enforce the laws.
Pro Tip 3/3Visionary Lead
Governing can also include setting a vision or direction for the future.
She wants to govern with a focus on sustainable development.
Pro Tip 1/3Authority Nuance
Governing often suggests legitimate power held by leaders or institutions.
The mayor governs our town with the people's support.
Pro Tip 2/3Democratic Context
When used in a democratic context, it implies decision-making by elected leaders.
Elected officials govern our city and enforce the laws.
Pro Tip 3/3Visionary Lead
Governing can also include setting a vision or direction for the future.
She wants to govern with a focus on sustainable development.
Pro Tip 1/3Authority Nuance
Governing often suggests legitimate power held by leaders or institutions.
The mayor governs our town with the people's support.
Pro Tip 2/3Democratic Context
When used in a democratic context, it implies decision-making by elected leaders.
Elected officials govern our city and enforce the laws.
Pro Tip 3/3Visionary Lead
Governing can also include setting a vision or direction for the future.
She wants to govern with a focus on sustainable development.
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Making waves: The power...
called thermohaline circulation. This is how a simple concept becomes the mechanism underlying one of the largest and most important systems on our planet. And if you look around, you'll see it happening everywhere. Turn on a light, and it's there. Concentration gradients govern the flow of electricity,
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Feedback loops: How...
formed by the links between living and nonliving things that build resilience by governing the way populations and food webs respond to events. When plants die, the dead material enriches the soil with humus, a stable mass of organic matter, providing moisture and nutrients for other plants to grow.
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Your body language may...
So it seems that our nonverbals do govern how we think and feel about ourselves, so it's not just others, but it's also ourselves. Also, our bodies change our minds. But the next question, of course, is, can power posing for a few minutes really change your life in meaningful ways?
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What can Schrödinger's...
Because the physics that governs the behavior of systems at such small scales is much different than the physics of the macroscopic objects you see around you all the time. The everyday world you know and love behaves according to the laws of classical mechanics.
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Storytelling can be...
things that governs my life is the notion that what I do matters that storytelling matters that the pen is mightier than the sword as they say and what I saw in her was me but in some inverted perverse funhouse mirror she is also a storyteller she weaves powerful
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The origins of ballet -...
such as the manner in which people stepped, bowed, or took someone's hand. It also involved rules governing everything from attire to where one could walk or sit in relation to the King. Over time, the study of ballet became a central element of court life,
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History vs. Napoleon...
with their anti-Catholic extremism and nonstop executions of everyone who disagreed with them. And The Directory that replaced them was an unstable and incompetent oligarchy. They needed a strong leader who could govern wisely and justly."
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Who was Confucius? -...
to govern their lands because he believed that a good ruler inspires others to spontaneously follow him by virtue of his ethical charisma. Confucius also believed that because the love and respect we learn in the family
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Sir David Attenborough...
and i hope that people will watching the series will go away with a with a view of the complexity and the details that we have little idea of of what governs the animal world and what governs the way in which animals
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The Harp Seal's Race...
We have met truly extraordinary animals on this adventure. surrounded by the pack. Their lives governed by ticking clocks getting them to run further, fly faster or swim deeper.
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Making waves: The power...
called thermohaline circulation. This is how a simple concept becomes the mechanism underlying one of the largest and most important systems on our planet. And if you look around, you'll see it happening everywhere. Turn on a light, and it's there. Concentration gradients govern the flow of electricity,
Video examples
Feedback loops: How...
formed by the links between living and nonliving things that build resilience by governing the way populations and food webs respond to events. When plants die, the dead material enriches the soil with humus, a stable mass of organic matter, providing moisture and nutrients for other plants to grow.
Video examples
Your body language may...
So it seems that our nonverbals do govern how we think and feel about ourselves, so it's not just others, but it's also ourselves. Also, our bodies change our minds. But the next question, of course, is, can power posing for a few minutes really change your life in meaningful ways?
Video examples
What can Schrödinger's...
Because the physics that governs the behavior of systems at such small scales is much different than the physics of the macroscopic objects you see around you all the time. The everyday world you know and love behaves according to the laws of classical mechanics.
Video examples
Storytelling can be...
things that governs my life is the notion that what I do matters that storytelling matters that the pen is mightier than the sword as they say and what I saw in her was me but in some inverted perverse funhouse mirror she is also a storyteller she weaves powerful
Video examples
The origins of ballet -...
such as the manner in which people stepped, bowed, or took someone's hand. It also involved rules governing everything from attire to where one could walk or sit in relation to the King. Over time, the study of ballet became a central element of court life,
Video examples
History vs. Napoleon...
with their anti-Catholic extremism and nonstop executions of everyone who disagreed with them. And The Directory that replaced them was an unstable and incompetent oligarchy. They needed a strong leader who could govern wisely and justly."
Video examples
Who was Confucius? -...
to govern their lands because he believed that a good ruler inspires others to spontaneously follow him by virtue of his ethical charisma. Confucius also believed that because the love and respect we learn in the family
Video examples
Sir David Attenborough...
and i hope that people will watching the series will go away with a with a view of the complexity and the details that we have little idea of of what governs the animal world and what governs the way in which animals
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The Harp Seal's Race...
We have met truly extraordinary animals on this adventure. surrounded by the pack. Their lives governed by ticking clocks getting them to run further, fly faster or swim deeper.
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Benjamin Franklin
American Politician
Those who govern, having much business on their hands, do not generally like to take the trouble of considering and carrying into execution new projects. The best public measures are therefore seldom adopted from previous wisdom, but forced by the occasion.
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Thomas Jefferson
American President
Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question.
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Lao Tzu
Chinese Philosopher
In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
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James Madison
American President
Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.
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George Bernard Shaw
Irish Playwright
You are going to let the fear of poverty govern you life and your reward will be that you will eat, but you will not live.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
The universe is governed by science. But science tells us that we can't solve the equations, directly in the abstract.
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Alexander Hamilton
American Politician
Men are rather reasoning than reasonable animals, for the most part governed by the impulse of passion.
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Stephen Harper
Canadian Politician
It's the government's obligation to look really to the third parties to get the support to govern.
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Nicola Sturgeon
Scottish Politician
A minority government can't govern without support from other parties.
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Trent Reznor
American Musician
Fear has governed my life, if I think about it.
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Benjamin Franklin
American Politician
Those who govern, having much business on their hands, do not generally like to take the trouble of considering and carrying into execution new projects. The best public measures are therefore seldom adopted from previous wisdom, but forced by the occasion.
Quote examples
Thomas Jefferson
American President
Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question.
Quote examples
Lao Tzu
Chinese Philosopher
In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
Quote examples
James Madison
American President
Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.
Quote examples
George Bernard Shaw
Irish Playwright
You are going to let the fear of poverty govern you life and your reward will be that you will eat, but you will not live.
Quote examples
Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
The universe is governed by science. But science tells us that we can't solve the equations, directly in the abstract.
Quote examples
Alexander Hamilton
American Politician
Men are rather reasoning than reasonable animals, for the most part governed by the impulse of passion.
Quote examples
Stephen Harper
Canadian Politician
It's the government's obligation to look really to the third parties to get the support to govern.
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Nicola Sturgeon
Scottish Politician
A minority government can't govern without support from other parties.
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Trent Reznor
American Musician
Fear has governed my life, if I think about it.
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