nnoun.actthe act of governing; exercising authoritySynset:administration governance government government activity
Examples:- regulations for the governing of state prisons
- he had considerable experience of government
Derivationally Related Form:govern
Hypernyms:social control
Inherited Hypernyms:governmentsocial controlgroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:governmentsocial controlgroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:lawmakinglegislatinglegislationmisgovernmentmisruletrust busting
Full Hyponyms:criminalizationdecriminalizationenactmentlegislationmisgovernmenttrust busting
vverb.socialbring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulationsSynset:govern order regularise regularize regulate
Examples:- We cannot regulate the way people dress
- This town likes to regulate
Antonyms:deregulate
Derivationally Related Form:orderregulatorgovernorregulationregulatinggovernment
Hypernyms:decide determine make up one's mind
Inherited Hypernyms:regulatedecide
Direct Hyponyms:districtstandardisestandardizezone
Full Troponyms:gaugestandardizezone
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s | Something ---s something
vverb.socialdirect or strongly influence the behavior ofExamples:- His belief in God governs his conduct
Derivationally Related Form:government
Hypernyms:command control
Inherited Hypernyms:governcontrol
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.socialexercise authority over; as of nationsSynset:govern rule
Examples:- Who is governing the country now?
Derivationally Related Form:rulerrulegoverninggovernancegovernorgovernment
Hypernyms:command control
Inherited Hypernyms:governcontrol
Direct Hyponyms:dictatemisgovernreignthrone
Full Troponyms:dictatemisgovernreignthronetyrannize
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s
vverb.stativerequire to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or moodExamples:- most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German
Hypernyms:ask call for demand involve necessitate need postulate require take
Inherited Hypernyms:governnecessitate
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
adj satadj.allresponsible for making and enforcing rules and lawsAntonyms:subordinate
Inherited Hypernyms:governing
Similar to:dominant