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S: (v) regulate (regulate%2:41:01::), regularize (regularize%2:41:00::), regularise (regularise%2:41:00::), order (order%2:41:01::), govern (govern%2:41:02::) (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 (govern%2:41:01::) (direct or strongly influence the behavior of) "His belief in God governs his conduct"

S: (v) govern (govern%2:41:00::), rule (rule%2:41:00::) (exercise authority over; as of nations) "Who is governing the country now?"

W: (n) government (government%1:14:00::) [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) governor (governor%1:18:00::) [Related to: govern] (the head of a state government)
W: (n) governing (governing%1:04:00::) [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 (governance%1:04:00::) [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 (rule%1:26:00::) [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 (rule%1:28:00::) [Related to: rule] (the duration of a monarch's or government's power) "during the rule of Elizabeth"
W: (n) ruler (ruler%1:18:00::) [Related to: rule] (a person who rules or commands) "swayer of the universe"

S: (v) govern (govern%2:42:00::) (require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood) "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"