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G0208500 (gŭv′ərn)v. gov·erned, gov·ern·ing, gov·erns v.tr.1. To make and administer the public policy and affairs of (a state, for example); exercise sovereign authority over.2. To control the speed or magnitude of; regulate: a valve that governs fuel intake.3. To control the actions or behavior of: Govern yourselves like civilized people.4. To keep under control; restrain: a student who could not govern his impulses.5. To exercise a deciding or determining influence on: Chance usually governs the outcome of the game.6. Grammar To require (a specific morphological form) of accompanying words.v.intr.1. To exercise political authority.2. To have or exercise a determining influence.

[Middle English governen, from Old French governer, from Latin gubernāre, from Greek kubernān.]

gov′ern·a·ble adj.

govern

(ˈɡʌvən) vb (mainly tr) 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (also intr) to direct and control the actions, affairs, policies, functions, etc, of (a political unit, organization, nation, etc); rule2. to exercise restraint over; regulate or direct: to govern one's temper. 3. to be a predominant influence on (something); decide or determine (something): his injury governed his decision to avoid sports. 4. (Automotive Engineering) to control the speed of (an engine, machine, etc) using a governor5. (Automotive Engineering) to control the rate of flow of (a fluid) by using an automatic valve6. (Linguistics) (of a word) to determine the inflection of (another word): Latin nouns govern adjectives that modify them. [C13: from Old French gouverner, from Latin gubernāre to steer, from Greek kubernan] ˈgovernable adj ˌgovernaˈbility, ˈgovernableness n

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v.t. 1. to rule by right of authority, as a sovereign does: to govern a nation. 2. to exercise a directing or restraining influence over; guide: the motives governing a decision. 3. to hold in check; control: to govern one's temper. 4. to serve as or constitute a law for: the principles governing a case. 5. (of a word or class of words) to require the use of a particular form of (another word or class). 6. to regulate the speed of (an engine) with a governor. v.i. 7. to exercise the function of government. 8. to have predominating influence. [1250–1300; Middle English < Old French gouverner < Latin gubernāre to steer (a ship) < Greek kybernân to steer] gov′ern•a•ble, adj.

govern

- From Greek kubernan, "to steer."See also related terms for steer.

govern

Past participle: governed
Gerund: governing

Imperative
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govern

Present
I govern
you govern
he/she/it governs
we govern
you govern
they govern

Preterite
I governed
you governed
he/she/it governed
we governed
you governed
they governed

Present Continuous
I am governing
you are governing
he/she/it is governing
we are governing
you are governing
they are governing

Present Perfect
I have governed
you have governed
he/she/it has governed
we have governed
you have governed
they have governed

Past Continuous
I was governing
you were governing
he/she/it was governing
we were governing
you were governing
they were governing

Past Perfect
I had governed
you had governed
he/she/it had governed
we had governed
you had governed
they had governed

Future
I will govern
you will govern
he/she/it will govern
we will govern
you will govern
they will govern

Future Perfect
I will have governed
you will have governed
he/she/it will have governed
we will have governed
you will have governed
they will have governed

Future Continuous
I will be governing
you will be governing
he/she/it will be governing
we will be governing
you will be governing
they will be governing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been governing
you have been governing
he/she/it has been governing
we have been governing
you have been governing
they have been governing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been governing
you will have been governing
he/she/it will have been governing
we will have been governing
you will have been governing
they will have been governing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been governing
you had been governing
he/she/it had been governing
we had been governing
you had been governing
they had been governing

Conditional
I would govern
you would govern
he/she/it would govern
we would govern
you would govern
they would govern

Past Conditional
I would have governed
you would have governed
he/she/it would have governed
we would have governed
you would have governed
they would have governed

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	govern - bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"regularise, regularize, regulate, orderstandardize, standardise - cause to conform to standard or norm; "The weights and measures were standardized"decide, make up one's mind, determine - reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"district, zone - regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
	2.	govern - direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct"control, command - exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"
	3.	govern - exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"rulecontrol, command - exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"throne - sit on the throne as a rulermisgovern - govern badlydictate - rule as a dictatorreign - have sovereign power; "Henry VIII reigned for a long time"
	4.	govern - require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"necessitate, need, require, call for, demand, postulate, involve, ask, take - require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"

govern

verb1. rule, lead, control, command, manage, direct, guide, handle, conduct, order, reign over, administer, oversee, supervise, be in power over, call the shots, call the tune, hold sway over, superintend They go to the polls on Friday to choose the people they want to govern their country.2. determine, decide, guide, rule, influence, underlie, sway Marine insurance is governed by a strict series of rules and regulations.3. restrain, control, check, contain, master, discipline, regulate, curb, inhibit, tame, subdue, get the better of, bridle, hold in check, keep a tight rein on Try to govern your temper.

govern

verb1. To have charge of (the affairs of others):administer, administrate, direct, head, manage, run, superintend, supervise.2. To exercise the authority of a sovereign:reign, rule.Archaic: sway.Idiom: wear the crown.3. To keep the mechanical operation of (a device) within proper parameters:control, regulate.4. To exercise authority or influence over:control, direct, dominate, rule.Idioms: be at the helm, be in the driver's seat, hold sway over, hold the reins.

Translations

影响统治

govern

(ˈgavən) verb1. to rule. The queen governed (the country) wisely and well.统治2. to influence. Our policy is governed by three factors.影响

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divide and conquer

1. To gain or maintain power by generating tension among others, epecially those less powerful, so that they cannot unite in opposition. Rachel is so popular because she divides and conquers all of her minions and makes sure they all dislike each other.2. To accomplish something by having several people work on it separately and simultaneously. The only way we'll ever get this project finished on time is if we divide and conquer. I'll put the slides together while you type up the hand-out.See also: and, conquer, divide

divide and conquer

Also, divide and govern or rule . Win by getting one's opponents to fight among themselves. For example, Divide and conquer was once a very successful policy in sub-Saharan Africa. This expression is a translation of the Latin maxim, Divide et impera ("divide and rule"), and began to appear in English about 1600. See also: and, conquer, divide

divide and conquer

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divide and rule

BRITISHCOMMON If you try to divide and conquer or divide and rule, you try to keep control over a group of people by encouraging them to argue amongst themselves. Trade unions are concerned that management may be tempted into a policy of divide and rule. The Summit sends a very strong message to him that he's not going to divide and conquer. Note: This expression has its origin in the Latin phrase `divide et impera'. It describes one of the tactics which the Romans used to rule their empire. See also: and, conquer, divide

divide and conquer/rule/govern, to

To win by getting one’s opponents to fight among themselves. This strategy not only was discovered to be effective in wartime by the most ancient of adversaries, but was also applied to less concrete affairs by Jesus: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand” (Matthew 12:25). The exact term is a translation of a Roman maxim, divide et impera (divide and rule). See also: and, conquer, divide, rule

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verb rule

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verb determine

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verb restrain

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verb to have charge of (the affairs of others)

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verb to exercise the authority of a sovereign

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verb to keep the mechanical operation of (a device) within proper parameters

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verb to exercise authority or influence over

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verb bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage

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verb direct or strongly influence the behavior of

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verb exercise authority over

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verb require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood

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