Govern - Definition
govern
v 1: bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage;
impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people
dress"; "This town likes to regulate" [syn: regulate,
regularize, regularise, order, govern] [ant:
deregulate]
2: direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in
God governs his conduct"
3: exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the
country now?" [syn: govern, rule]
4: require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood;
"most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"