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Meaning Of Govern
v. t.
To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men,
either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to regulate by
authority.
v. t.
To regulate; to influence; to direct; to restrain; to
manage; as, to govern the life; to govern a horse.
v. t.
To require to be in a particular case; as, a transitive
verb governs a noun in the objective case; or to require (a particular
case); as, a transitive verb governs the objective case.
v. i.
To exercise authority; to administer the laws; to have
the control.