Noun

• S: (n) government, governing, governance, government activity, administration (the act of governing; exercising authority) "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"

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"
• S: (v) govern, rule (exercise authority over; as of nations) "Who is governing the country now?"
• S: (v) govern (require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood) "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"

Adjective

• S: (adj) governing (responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws) "governing bodies"