Definition for Govern:

• To exercise authority; administer laws.

Synonyms for Govern:

• n.

  •
  • look after.
  •
  • condition.
  •
  • confine,
  • restrict.
  •govern (noun)
  • regularize.

• v.

  •command (verb)
  • charge,
  • hold,
  • grip,
  • grasp,
  • coordinate.
  •control (verb)
  • superintend,
  • supervise,
  • oversee,
  • order,
  • discipline,
  • dominate,
  • pilot.
  •direct (verb)
  • lord,
  • master,
  • boss.
  •influence; hold in check (verb)
  • determine,
  • shepherd,
  • curb,
  • contain,
  • decide,
  • inhibit,
  • directionalize,
  • underlie,
  • get the better of,
  • tame,
  • subdue.

Antonyms for Govern:

• v.

  • influence; hold in check
    release, submit, hesitate, help, aid, assist, liberate.
  • social
    deregulate.
  • take control; rule
    mismanage, give way, leave, allow, serve, acquiesce, fail, neglect, permit, follow, surrender, yield, comply, agree, abandon, obey, consent.
  • Other antonyms:
    lose, comply, take out, express, air, obey, yield, unleash, loose, submit, vent, liberate.

Hypernym for Govern:

• v.

  • social
    standardise, district, zone, standardize.

Hyponym for Govern:

• v.

  • social
    command, make up one's mind, determine, decide, control.
  • stative
    demand, require, need, postulate, ask, involve, take, call for, necessitate.