govern

1. To exercise continuous sovereign authority over.

2. To control and direct the making and administration of policy in.

3. To rule without sovereign power and usually without having the authority to determine basic policy.

4. To control the speed of (as a machine) especially by automatic means.

5. To control, direct, or strongly influence the actions and conduct of.

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1. To exercise political authority.

2. To have or exercise a determining influence.

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1. Grammar To require (a specific morphological form) of accompanying words.

2. To control the actions or behavior of: Govern yourselves like civilized people.

3. To control the speed or magnitude of; regulate: a valve that governs fuel intake.

4. To exercise a deciding or determining influence on: Chance usually governs the outcome of the game.

5. To keep under control; restrain: a student who could not govern his impulses.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
govern	10	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
er	2
no	2
ne	2
oe	2
on	2
or	2
re	2
go	3
en	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
reg	4
rev	6
org	4
ore	3
one	3
roe	3
veg	7
voe	6
nor	3
nog	4
vog	7
ego	4
eng	4
eon	3
erg	4
ern	3
gor	4
gen	4
neg	4

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
over	7
rove	7
reno	4
ergo	5
oven	7
ogre	5
goer	5
gone	5
gore	5

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
genro	6
roven	8
goner	6
grove	9

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
govern	10