Langsung ke konten

Arti kata

govern

Definition of govern (English)

verb

  1. bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
    • We cannot regulate the way people dress
    • This town likes to regulate
    sumber: wordnet30
  2. direct or strongly influence the behavior of
    • His belief in God governs his conduct
    sumber: wordnet30
  3. exercise authority over; as of nations
    • Who is governing the country now?
    sumber: wordnet30
  4. require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood
    • most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German
    sumber: wordnet30
  5. To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men, either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to regulate by authority.
    sumber: webster1913
  6. To exercise authority; to administer the laws; to have the control.
    sumber: webster1913