govern
Example Sentences
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It’s also clear to everyone that his governing majority was built on sand, and the tide seems to be coming in.
From Salon
Curling's world governing body said Saturday Canada have received a verbal warning over bad language used after accusations of cheating from defending Olympic champions Sweden.
From Barron's
Among them were the Independent Petroleum Assn. of America, which praised the administration for its “efforts to reform and streamline regulations governing greenhouse gas emissions.”
From Los Angeles Times
The intent was to remove map-drawing authority from politicians with a vested interest in picking their constituents and to create a process governed by constitutional rules.
But, as criminal justice journalist Radley Balko told Salon, “Body cameras are only as effective as the policies that govern their use.”
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
