Definitions
1.nounThe act of governing
2.verbTo make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in."The old king governed the land wisely."
3.verbTo control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain."Govern yourselves like civilized people."
4.verbTo exercise a deciding or determining influence on."Chance governs the outcome of many card games."
5.verbTo control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate."a valve that governs fuel intake"
6.verbTo exercise political authority; to run a government.
7.verbTo have or exercise a determining influence.
8.verb(grammar) To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word; sometimes used synonymously with collocate.