govern
//ˈɡʌvərn//
Verb
governInfinitive
governPresent tense
governedPast tense
governedPast participle
governingPresent participle
governsThird-person singular
1
To officially control and direct the public policy and affairs of a state, organization, or people.
The president governs the country with the help of elected officials.
2
To control, influence, or regulate a person, action, or course of events.
Our emotions often govern our decisions.
3
To serve as a rule or law that determines or limits something.
The laws of physics govern the motion of all objects.