Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - govern
Govern
govern
v. 1 a tr. rule or control (a State, subject, etc.) with authority; conduct the policy and affairs of (an organization etc.). b intr. be in government. 2 a tr. influence or determine (a person or a course of action). b intr. be the predominating influence. 3 tr. be a standard or principle for; constitute a law for; serve to decide (a case). 4 tr. check or control (esp. passions). 5 tr. Gram. (esp. of a verb or preposition) have (a noun or pronoun or its case) depending on it. 6 tr. be in military command of (a fort, town). Phrases and idioms governing body the managers of an institution. Derivatives governable adj. governability n. governableness n. Etymology: ME f. OF governer f. L gubernare steer, rule f. Gk kubernao
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verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~er, from Latin gubernare to steer, ~, from Greek kybernan Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to exercise continuous sovereign authority over, to rule without sovereign power and usually without having the authority to determine basic policy, 2. manipulate, to control the speed of (as a machine) especially by automatic means, 3. to control, direct, or strongly influence the actions and conduct of, to exert a determining or guiding influence in or over , to hold in check ; restrain, to require (a word) to be in a certain case, to serve as a precedent or deciding principle for , intransitive verb to prevail or have decisive influence ; control, to exercise authority, ~able adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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