governs
Runs the state
Governs means rules, controls, or regulates.
A president governs a nation; a board governs an organization.
Laws govern behavior by setting boundaries.
Principles govern decisions: Self-interest governs most of his choices.
In grammar, a word governs another when it determines its form—a preposition governs the case of its object.
Legal authority's scope
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- leadershipAbility to direct others
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
administration · regime · mandate · stewardship · dominion · supremacy · rulership · executive
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- leadershipAbility to direct others
command · administration · regime · mandate · stewardship · dominion · supremacy · rulership · executive · legislature
regulation
Official rules governing conduct
- statuteEnacted written rule
- lawBinding principle or regulation
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
decree · mandate · directive · bill · amendment · act · enactment · bylaw · provision · guideline
regulate
Control by rules
- manageDirect or handle successfully
- administerManage or dispense
- overseeManage and direct
direct · steer · guide · supervise · coordinate · handle · conduct · operate · modulate · monitor
governsobeys
Follows commands given
serves · follows · submits · answers to · yields
governsanarchy
Disorder from absent authority
chaos · lawlessness · disorder · ungoverned · misrules
governssurrenders
Ceases resistance formally
capitulates · abdicates · rebels · revolts · resists
- close enough for government workSarcastically acceptable quality
- government shutdownsCessation of federal operations
- government jobsCareers within state agencies
- government payrollState employees' compensation roster
- federal governmentCentralized national ruling body
- transitional governmentTemporary authority between regimes
govern, government, governor, governing, governed, governance, governess, ungovernable, governorship