Definitions
1.VerbTo make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in."The old king governed the land wisely."
2.VerbTo exercise political authority; to run a government.
3.VerbTo control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain."Govern yourselves like civilized people.; a student who could not govern his impulses"
4.VerbTo exercise a deciding or determining influence on."Chance governs the outcome of many card games."
5.VerbTo have or exercise a determining influence.
6.VerbTo handle, to manage, to oversee (a matter, an affair, a household, etc.).
7.VerbTo control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate."a valve that governs fuel intake"
8.VerbTo direct the course of, to guide in some direction, to steer.
9.VerbTo look after, to take care of, to tend to (someone or some plant).
10.VerbTo manage, to control, to work (a tool or mechanical device).
11.VerbTo require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word.
12.NounThe act of governing