governed

Definition von governed im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: Simple past tense and past participle of govern; the body of people who are citizens of a particular government; "governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed"--Declaration of Independence; past of govern
govern: To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in
govern: To exercise political authority; to run a government
govern: To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain
a student who could not govern his impulses.
govern: To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word; sometimes used synonymously with collocate
govern: To have or exercise a determining influence
govern: To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate
a valve that governs fuel intake.
govern: To exercise a deciding or determining influence on
Chance usually governs the outcome of the game.
govern: {v} to rule, regulate, restrain
govern: direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct" exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?" require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German
govern: require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"
govern: direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct"
govern: To exercise authority; to administer the laws; to have the control
govern: To regulate; to influence; to direct; to restrain; to manage; as, to govern the life; to govern a horse
govern: exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"
govern: 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
govern: To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men, either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to regulate by authority
govern: bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"
govern: To govern a place such as a country, or its people, means to be officially in charge of the place, and to have responsibility for making laws, managing the economy, and controlling public services. They go to the polls on Friday to choose the people they want to govern their country Their citizens are very thankful they are not governed by a dictator. = rule
govern: require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German
govern: {f} rule; control; manage, administrate; supervise; regulate
govern: If a situation or activity is governed by a particular factor, rule, or force, it is controlled by that factor, rule, or force. Marine insurance is governed by a strict series of rules and regulations The government has altered the rules governing eligibility for unemployment benefit