Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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Verb
S: (v) regulate, regularize, regularise, order, govern (bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations) "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"
S: (v) govern (direct or strongly influence the behavior of) "His belief in God governs his conduct"
W: (n) government [Related to: govern] (the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit) "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"
W: (n) governing [Related to: govern] (the act of governing; exercising authority) "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"
W: (n) governance [Related to: govern] (the act of governing; exercising authority) "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"
W: (n) rule [Related to: rule] (dominance or power through legal authority) "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar"
W: (n) rule [Related to: rule] (the duration of a monarch's or government's power) "during the rule of Elizabeth"
W: (n) ruler [Related to: rule] (a person who rules or commands) "swayer of the universe"