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[guhv-ern] / ˈgʌv ərn /




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Rivas’ brother, Rick Rivas, has served as a political advisor to Govern for California and a vice president of the American Beverage Assn., two groups that lobby the Legislature.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2023

Govern them and lift them up for ever.

From BBC • May 5, 2023

Pretty much what you’d expect: Govern from the center; expand dialogue with traditional allies and new rivals; mobilize great corporations and international organizations to solve big problems.

From Washington Post • Nov. 12, 2020

Yale political scientist David Mayhew documented many of these successes in his book "Divided We Govern."

From US News • Oct. 26, 2016

Govern your passions, or they will govern you.

From Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition by Kellogg, Brainerd




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