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  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Main Entry:  govern
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To exercise the authority of a sovereign.
Synonyms:  reign, rule
Idioms:  crown
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Main Entry:  govern
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To keep the mechanical operation of (a device) within proper parameters.
Synonyms:  control, regulate
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Main Entry:  administer
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To have charge of (the affairs of others).
Synonyms:  administrate, direct, head, manage, run, superintend, supervise
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Main Entry:  control
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To exercise authority or influence over.
Synonyms:  direct, dominate, rule
Idioms:  be at the helm, be in the driver's seat, hold sway over, hold the reins

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Cite This Source   Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
 

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