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governed

/ˈɡəvɚnd/

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verb

Gouverner, administrer

To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.

Examples :

"The old king governed the land wisely."

Le vieux roi gouvernait le pays avec sagesse.

politics government state

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Gouverner, contrôler, maîtriser

To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.

Examples :

"Govern yourselves like civilized people."

Gouvernez-vous comme des gens civilisés.

government politics action law state society organization

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Influencer, régir

To exercise a deciding or determining influence on.

Examples :

"Chance governs the outcome of many card games."

Le hasard régit l'issue de nombreux jeux de cartes.

government politics

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Réguler, contrôler

To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate.

Examples :

"a valve that governs fuel intake"

une vanne qui contrôle l'admission de carburant

technology machine system

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Gouverner, diriger

To exercise political authority; to run a government.

Examples :

"The city is governed by an elected mayor and city council. "

La ville est gouvernée par un maire élu et un conseil municipal.

politics government nation state

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Gouverner, régir

To have or exercise a determining influence.

Examples :

""His strong sense of responsibility governed his actions." "

Son sens aigu des responsabilités gouvernait ses actions.

government politics

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Régir, commander

(grammar) To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word; sometimes used synonymously with collocate.

Examples :

"The verb "depend" governs the preposition "on," as in "Success depends on hard work." "

Le verbe « dépendre » régit la préposition « de », comme dans « Le succès dépend du travail acharné ».

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