"govern" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Catalan]

IPA: [ɡuˈβɛrn] [Central], [ɡoˈvɛrn] [Balearic], [ɡoˈvɛɾn] [Valencian] Audio: LL-Q7026 (cat)-Unjoanqualsevol-govern.wav Forms: governs [plural]
Etymology: From the verb governar, or possibly from Late Latin gubernus or gubernius, from Latin gubernum or gubernō. Etymology templates: {{m|ca|governar}} governar, {{inh|ca|LL.|gubernus}} Late Latin gubernus, {{m|la|gubernius}} gubernius, {{inh|ca|la|gubernum}} Latin gubernum, {{m|la|gubernō}} gubernō Head templates: {{ca-noun|m}} govern m (plural governs)
  1. government Wikipedia link: Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana Tags: masculine Related terms: governar
    Sense id: en-govern-ca-noun-q16eN2-V Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɡʌvən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɡʌvɚn/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-govern.ogg [US] Forms: governs [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌvə(ɹ)n Etymology: From Middle English governen, governe, from Anglo-Norman and Old French governer, guverner, from Latin gubernō, from Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō, “I steer, drive, govern”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|governen}} Middle English governen, {{m|enm|governe}} governe, {{der|en|xno|-}} Anglo-Norman, {{der|en|fro|governer}} Old French governer, {{m|fro|guverner}} guverner, {{der|en|la|gubernō}} Latin gubernō, {{der|en|grc|κυβερνάω||I steer, drive, govern}} Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō, “I steer, drive, govern”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} govern (plural governs)
  1. The act of governing
    Sense id: en-govern-en-noun-3blqd~6g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 16 1 13 7 7 2 1 1 19 1 22

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈɡʌvən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɡʌvɚn/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-govern.ogg [US] Forms: governs [present, singular, third-person], governing [participle, present], governed [participle, past], governed [past]
Rhymes: -ʌvə(ɹ)n Etymology: From Middle English governen, governe, from Anglo-Norman and Old French governer, guverner, from Latin gubernō, from Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō, “I steer, drive, govern”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|governen}} Middle English governen, {{m|enm|governe}} governe, {{der|en|xno|-}} Anglo-Norman, {{der|en|fro|governer}} Old French governer, {{m|fro|guverner}} guverner, {{der|en|la|gubernō}} Latin gubernō, {{der|en|grc|κυβερνάω||I steer, drive, govern}} Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō, “I steer, drive, govern”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} govern (third-person singular simple present governs, present participle governing, simple past and past participle governed)
  1. (transitive) To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in. Tags: transitive Translations (to exercise sovereign authority in): regeer (Afrikaans), qeveris (Albanian), εὐθύνω (euthúnō) (Ancient Greek), حَكَمَ (ḥakama) (Arabic), تَحَكَّمَ (taḥakkama) (Arabic), مَلَكَ (malaka) (Arabic), حكم (ḥakam) [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), կառավարել (kaṙavarel) (Armenian), gobernar (Asturian), idarə etmək (Azerbaijani), пра́віць (právicʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), кірава́ць (kiravácʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), শাসন করা (śaśon kora) (Bengali), управля́вам (upravljávam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), အုပ်စိုး (upcui:) (Burmese), ကြီးကဲ (kri:kai:) (Burmese), governar (Catalan), 治理 (zhìlǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), (zhì) (Chinese Mandarin), 統治 (Chinese Mandarin), 统治 (tǒngzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), vládnout [imperfective] (Czech), řídit [imperfective] (Czech), regere over (Danish), beherske (Danish), styre (Danish), regeren (Dutch), besturen (Dutch), HqA-q-A-Y1V (ḥqꜣ) (Egyptian), valitsema (Estonian), juhtima (Estonian), hallita (Finnish), gouverner (French), guviernâ (Friulian), governar (Galician), მართვა (martva) (Georgian), მმართველობა (mmartveloba) (Georgian), მართავს (martavs) (Georgian), მმართველობს (mmartvelobs) (Georgian), regieren (German), steuern (German), κυβερνώ (kyvernó) (Greek), gouvène (Haitian Creole), מָשַׁל (mashál) (Hebrew), हुकूमत करना (hukūmat karnā) (Hindi), शासन करना (śāsan karnā) (Hindi), kormányoz (Hungarian), vezet (Hungarian), igazgat (Hungarian), irányít (Hungarian), stjórna (Icelandic), memerintah (Indonesian), governare (Italian), 支配する (shihai suru) (alt: しはいする) (Japanese), 統治する (tōchi suru) (alt: とうちする) (Japanese), басқару (basqaru) (Kazakh), គ្រប់គ្រង (krup krɔɔng) (Khmer), 통치하다 (tongchihada) (Korean), 다스리다 (daseurida) (Korean), башкаруу (başkaruu) (Kyrgyz), ປົກຄອງ (pok khǭng) (Lao), gubernō (Latin), regō (Latin), valdīt (Latvian), valdyti (Lithuanian), управува (upravuva) [imperfective] (Macedonian), memerintah (Malay), iggverna (Maltese), kāwana (Maori), whakahaere tikanga (Maori), удирдах (udirdax) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), ᠤᠳᠤᠷᠢᠳᠬᠤ (uduridqu) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), rêvebirin (Northern Kurdish), îdare kirin (Northern Kurdish), regjere (Norwegian Bokmål), styre (Norwegian Bokmål), bulchuu (Oromo), حکومت کول (hokumatkawᶕl) (Pashto), حکم چلول (hokémčalawǝ́l) (Pashto), حکومت کردن (hokumat kardan) (Persian), rządzić [imperfective] (Polish), władać [imperfective] (Polish), governar (Portuguese), guverna (Romanian), reger (Romansch), riger (Romansch), regner (Romansch), regnar (Romansch), пра́вить (právitʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), управля́ть (upravljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), राष्टि (rāṣṭi) (Sanskrit), cuberrare (Sardinian), gruvennae (Sardinian), guvernai (Sardinian), guvernare (Sardinian), у̀прављати [Cyrillic, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), вла́дати [Cyrillic, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), ùpravljati [Roman, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), vládati [Roman, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), cuvirnari (Sicilian), guvirnari (Sicilian), vládnuť [imperfective] (Slovak), riadiť [imperfective] (Slovak), vladati [imperfective] (Slovene), gobernar (Spanish), regera (Swedish), härska (Swedish), styra (Swedish), идора кардан (idora kardan) (Tajik), башкарырга (başkarırga) (Tatar), ukun (Tetum), ปกครอง (bpòk-krɔɔng) (Thai), hüküm sürmek (Turkish), idare etmek (Turkish), dolandyrmak (Turkmen), пра́вити (právyty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), керува́ти (keruváty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), حکومت کرنا (hukūmat karnā) (Urdu), boshqarmoq (Uzbek), idora qilmoq (Uzbek), goernar (Venetian), guernar (Venetian), governar (Venetian), cai trị (Vietnamese), reigön (Volapük), guverön (Volapük), arglwyddïo (Welsh), רעגירן (regirn) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-govern-en-verb-UcatiRLJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 16 1 13 7 7 2 1 1 19 1 22 Disambiguation of 'to exercise sovereign authority in': 50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1
  2. (intransitive) To exercise political authority; to run a government. Tags: intransitive Translations ((intr.) to exercise political authority): regeer (Afrikaans), heers (Afrikaans), управля́вам (upravljávam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), governar (Catalan), vládnout [imperfective] (Czech), regere (Danish), styre (Danish), regeren (Dutch), leiden (Dutch), hallita (Finnish), regieren (German), kormányoz (Hungarian), irányít (Hungarian), guverna (Romanian), управля́ть (upravljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), vladati (Slovene), gobernar (Spanish), керува́ти (keruváty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), пра́вити (právyty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), awdurdodi (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-govern-en-verb-86XyFmX6 Disambiguation of '(intr.) to exercise political authority': 16 38 4 12 11 2 0 2 6 1 10
  3. (transitive) To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain. Tags: transitive Translations (to control the actions of): beheer (Afrikaans), направля́вам (napravljávam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), 統攝 (Chinese Cantonese), 统摄 (english: tung² sip³) (Chinese Cantonese), 統攝 (Chinese Mandarin), 统摄 (tǒngshè) (Chinese Mandarin), ovládat (Czech), styre (Danish), beheersen (Dutch), hallita (Finnish), მართავს (martavs) (Georgian), regulieren (German), uralkodik (Hungarian), irányít (Hungarian), szabályoz (Hungarian), féken tart (Hungarian), rządzić (Polish), zarządzać (Polish), regla (Romanian), reglementa (Romanian), regulariza (Romanian), управля́ть (upravljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), владе́ть (vladétʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), obvladati (Slovene), obvladovati (Slovene), керува́ти (keruváty) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-govern-en-verb-N3iy9X7D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 16 1 13 7 7 2 1 1 19 1 22 Disambiguation of 'to control the actions of': 2 1 42 1 2 5 22 1 4 17 2
  4. (transitive) To exercise a deciding or determining influence on. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-govern-en-verb-te-pkv81
  5. (intransitive) To have or exercise a determining influence. Tags: intransitive Translations ((intr.) to have a determining influence): heers (Afrikaans), влия́я (vlijája) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), herske (Danish), määrätä (Finnish), regeln (German), conduce (Romanian), dirija (Romanian), влия́ть (vlijátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), вплива́ти (vplyváty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-govern-en-verb-~CEKvKeb Disambiguation of '(intr.) to have a determining influence': 7 3 7 20 33 4 1 2 9 1 14
  6. (transitive, obsolete) To handle, to manage, to oversee (a matter, an affair, a household, etc.). Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-govern-en-verb-hzf~xPVr
  7. (transitive) To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate. Tags: transitive Translations (to control the speed or magnitude of): beheer (Afrikaans), bepaal (Afrikaans), reguleer (Afrikaans), регули́рам (regulíram) [imperfective, perfective] (Bulgarian), ovládat (note: used with valve) [imperfective] (Czech), styre (Danish), lede (Danish), regelen (Dutch), säätää (Finnish), regeln (German), szabályoz (Hungarian), vezérel (Hungarian), regla (Romanian), регули́ровать (regulírovatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), управля́ть (upravljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), регулюва́ти (rehuljuváty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), керува́ти (keruváty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-govern-en-verb-Dmx2wAS4 Disambiguation of 'to control the speed or magnitude of': 1 0 24 1 2 5 46 1 0 17 3
  8. (transitive, obsolete) To direct the course of, to guide in some direction, to steer. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-govern-en-verb-epIiVI04
  9. (transitive, obsolete) To look after, to take care of, to tend to (someone or some plant). Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-govern-en-verb-RU2sdpqX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 16 1 13 7 7 2 1 1 19 1 22
  10. (transitive, obsolete) To manage, to control, to work (a tool or mechanical device). Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-govern-en-verb-gKElxXIw
  11. (transitive, grammar) To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word; sometimes used synonymously with collocate. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (grammar: to require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word): vaatia (Finnish), vonz (Hungarian), управлять (upravljatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), styra (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-govern-en-verb-8-vaeL7f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 16 1 13 7 7 2 1 1 19 1 22 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'grammar: to require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word': 5 1 4 3 3 2 0 1 9 1 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: e-govern, self-govern Related terms: governance, governess, government, governor Translations (to exercise a determining influence on): bepaal (Afrikaans), εὐθύνω (euthúnō) (Ancient Greek), влия́я (vlijája) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), řídit [imperfective] (Czech), bestemme (Danish), bepalen (Dutch), määrätä (Finnish), lenken (German), meghatároz (Hungarian), irányít (Hungarian), conduce (Romanian), dirija (Romanian), cârmui (Romanian), влия́ть (vlijátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), вплива́ти (vplyváty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian)
Disambiguation of 'to exercise a determining influence on': 9 11 3 32 30 2 0 1 4 1 5

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          "word": "կառավարել"
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          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "gobernar"
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          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "śaśon kora",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "শাসন করা"
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "upravljávam",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
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          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "upcui:",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "အုပ်စိုး"
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          "lang": "Burmese",
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          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "ကြီးကဲ"
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          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "governar"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zhìlǐ",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "治理"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zhì",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "治"
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        {
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "統治"
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          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "tǒngzhì",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "统治"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "vládnout"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "řídit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "regere over"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "beherske"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "styre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "regeren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "besturen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "egy",
          "lang": "Egyptian",
          "roman": "ḥqꜣ",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "HqA-q-A-Y1V"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "valitsema"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "juhtima"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "hallita"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "gouverner"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "fur",
          "lang": "Friulian",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "guviernâ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "governar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "martva",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "მართვა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "mmartveloba",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "მმართველობა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "martavs",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "მართავს"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "mmartvelobs",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "მმართველობს"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "regieren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "steuern"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "kyvernó",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "κυβερνώ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "euthúnō",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "εὐθύνω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "ht",
          "lang": "Haitian Creole",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "gouvène"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "mashál",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "מָשַׁל"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "hukūmat karnā",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "हुकूमत करना"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "śāsan karnā",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "शासन करना"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "kormányoz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "vezet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "igazgat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "irányít"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "stjórna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "memerintah"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "governare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "alt": "しはいする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shihai suru",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "支配する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "alt": "とうちする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tōchi suru",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "統治する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "basqaru",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "басқару"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "krup krɔɔng",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "គ្រប់គ្រង"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "tongchihada",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "통치하다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "daseurida",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "다스리다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "rêvebirin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "îdare kirin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "başkaruu",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "башкаруу"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "pok khǭng",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "ປົກຄອງ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "gubernō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "regō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "valdīt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "valdyti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "upravuva",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "управува"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "memerintah"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "iggverna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "kāwana"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "whakahaere tikanga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "udirdax",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "удирдах"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "uduridqu",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "tags": [
            "Mongolian"
          ],
          "word": "ᠤᠳᠤᠷᠢᠳᠬᠤ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "regjere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "styre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "om",
          "lang": "Oromo",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "bulchuu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "ps",
          "lang": "Pashto",
          "roman": "hokumatkawᶕl",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "حکومت کول"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "ps",
          "lang": "Pashto",
          "roman": "hokémčalawǝ́l",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "حکم چلول"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "hokumat kardan",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "حکومت کردن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "rządzić"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "władać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "governar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "guverna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "reger"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "riger"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "regner"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "regnar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "právitʹ",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "пра́вить"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "upravljátʹ",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "управля́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "rāṣṭi",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "राष्टि"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Sardinian",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "cuberrare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Sardinian",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "gruvennae"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Sardinian",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "guvernai"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Sardinian",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "guvernare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "у̀прављати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "вла́дати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "ùpravljati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "vládati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "scn",
          "lang": "Sicilian",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "cuvirnari"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "scn",
          "lang": "Sicilian",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "guvirnari"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "vládnuť"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "riadiť"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "vladati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "gobernar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "regera"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "härska"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "styra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "idora kardan",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "идора кардан"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "tt",
          "lang": "Tatar",
          "roman": "başkarırga",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "башкарырга"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "tet",
          "lang": "Tetum",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "ukun"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "bpòk-krɔɔng",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "ปกครอง"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "hüküm sürmek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "idare etmek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "tk",
          "lang": "Turkmen",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "dolandyrmak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "právyty",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "пра́вити"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "keruváty",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "керува́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "hukūmat karnā",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "حکومت کرنا"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "boshqarmoq"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "idora qilmoq"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "vec",
          "lang": "Venetian",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "goernar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "vec",
          "lang": "Venetian",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "guernar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "vec",
          "lang": "Venetian",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "governar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "cai trị"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "reigön"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "guverön"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "arglwyddïo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 22 1 11 9 1 0 3 2 1 1",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "regirn",
          "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
          "word": "רעגירן"
        }
      ]
    },
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        "To exercise political authority; to run a government."
      ],
      "id": "en-govern-en-verb-86XyFmX6",
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        [
          "exercise",
          "exercise"
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          "political",
          "political"
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        "(intransitive) To exercise political authority; to run a government."
      ],
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        "intransitive"
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "16 38 4 12 11 2 0 2 6 1 10",
          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
          "word": "regeer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 38 4 12 11 2 0 2 6 1 10",
          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
          "word": "heers"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 38 4 12 11 2 0 2 6 1 10",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "upravljávam",
          "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "управля́вам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 38 4 12 11 2 0 2 6 1 10",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
          "word": "governar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 38 4 12 11 2 0 2 6 1 10",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "vládnout"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 38 4 12 11 2 0 2 6 1 10",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
          "word": "regere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 38 4 12 11 2 0 2 6 1 10",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
          "word": "styre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 38 4 12 11 2 0 2 6 1 10",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
          "word": "regeren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 38 4 12 11 2 0 2 6 1 10",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
          "word": "leiden"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 38 4 12 11 2 0 2 6 1 10",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
          "word": "hallita"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 38 4 12 11 2 0 2 6 1 10",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
          "word": "regieren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 38 4 12 11 2 0 2 6 1 10",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
          "word": "kormányoz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 38 4 12 11 2 0 2 6 1 10",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
          "word": "irányít"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 38 4 12 11 2 0 2 6 1 10",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
          "word": "guverna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 38 4 12 11 2 0 2 6 1 10",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "upravljátʹ",
          "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "управля́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 38 4 12 11 2 0 2 6 1 10",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
          "word": "vladati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 38 4 12 11 2 0 2 6 1 10",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
          "word": "gobernar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 38 4 12 11 2 0 2 6 1 10",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "keruváty",
          "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "керува́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 38 4 12 11 2 0 2 6 1 10",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "právyty",
          "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "пра́вити"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 38 4 12 11 2 0 2 6 1 10",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
          "word": "awdurdodi"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "10 16 1 13 7 7 2 1 1 19 1 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Govern yourselves like civilized people.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "a student who could not govern his impulses",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2016, Justin Deschamps, Find the strength, courage, and discipline to govern yourself or be governed by someone else.",
          "text": "Find the strength, courage, and discipline to govern yourself or be governed by someone else.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain."
      ],
      "id": "en-govern-en-verb-N3iy9X7D",
      "links": [
        [
          "control",
          "control"
        ],
        [
          "action",
          "action"
        ],
        [
          "behavior",
          "behavior"
        ],
        [
          "under control",
          "under control"
        ],
        [
          "restrain",
          "restrain"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 42 1 2 5 22 1 4 17 2",
          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "to control the actions of",
          "word": "beheer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 42 1 2 5 22 1 4 17 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "napravljávam",
          "sense": "to control the actions of",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "направля́вам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 42 1 2 5 22 1 4 17 2",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "sense": "to control the actions of",
          "word": "統攝"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 42 1 2 5 22 1 4 17 2",
          "code": "yue",
          "english": "tung² sip³",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "sense": "to control the actions of",
          "word": "统摄"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 42 1 2 5 22 1 4 17 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to control the actions of",
          "word": "統攝"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 42 1 2 5 22 1 4 17 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "tǒngshè",
          "sense": "to control the actions of",
          "word": "统摄"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 42 1 2 5 22 1 4 17 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to control the actions of",
          "word": "ovládat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 42 1 2 5 22 1 4 17 2",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to control the actions of",
          "word": "styre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 42 1 2 5 22 1 4 17 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to control the actions of",
          "word": "beheersen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 42 1 2 5 22 1 4 17 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to control the actions of",
          "word": "hallita"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 42 1 2 5 22 1 4 17 2",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "martavs",
          "sense": "to control the actions of",
          "word": "მართავს"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 42 1 2 5 22 1 4 17 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to control the actions of",
          "word": "regulieren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 42 1 2 5 22 1 4 17 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to control the actions of",
          "word": "uralkodik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 42 1 2 5 22 1 4 17 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to control the actions of",
          "word": "irányít"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 42 1 2 5 22 1 4 17 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to control the actions of",
          "word": "szabályoz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 42 1 2 5 22 1 4 17 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to control the actions of",
          "word": "féken tart"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 42 1 2 5 22 1 4 17 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to control the actions of",
          "word": "rządzić"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 42 1 2 5 22 1 4 17 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to control the actions of",
          "word": "zarządzać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 42 1 2 5 22 1 4 17 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to control the actions of",
          "word": "regla"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 42 1 2 5 22 1 4 17 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to control the actions of",
          "word": "reglementa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 42 1 2 5 22 1 4 17 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to control the actions of",
          "word": "regulariza"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 42 1 2 5 22 1 4 17 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "upravljátʹ",
          "sense": "to control the actions of",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "управля́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 42 1 2 5 22 1 4 17 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vladétʹ",
          "sense": "to control the actions of",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "владе́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 42 1 2 5 22 1 4 17 2",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "to control the actions of",
          "word": "obvladati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 42 1 2 5 22 1 4 17 2",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "to control the actions of",
          "word": "obvladovati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 42 1 2 5 22 1 4 17 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "keruváty",
          "sense": "to control the actions of",
          "word": "керува́ти"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Chance governs the outcome of many card games.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To exercise a deciding or determining influence on."
      ],
      "id": "en-govern-en-verb-te-pkv81",
      "links": [
        [
          "exercise",
          "exercise"
        ],
        [
          "deciding",
          "deciding"
        ],
        [
          "determining",
          "determining"
        ],
        [
          "influence",
          "influence"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To exercise a deciding or determining influence on."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To have or exercise a determining influence."
      ],
      "id": "en-govern-en-verb-~CEKvKeb",
      "links": [
        [
          "have",
          "have"
        ],
        [
          "exercise",
          "exercise"
        ],
        [
          "determining",
          "determining"
        ],
        [
          "influence",
          "influence"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To have or exercise a determining influence."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "7 3 7 20 33 4 1 2 9 1 14",
          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "(intr.) to have a determining influence",
          "word": "heers"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 3 7 20 33 4 1 2 9 1 14",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "vlijája",
          "sense": "(intr.) to have a determining influence",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "влия́я"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 3 7 20 33 4 1 2 9 1 14",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "(intr.) to have a determining influence",
          "word": "herske"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 3 7 20 33 4 1 2 9 1 14",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "(intr.) to have a determining influence",
          "word": "määrätä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 3 7 20 33 4 1 2 9 1 14",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "(intr.) to have a determining influence",
          "word": "regeln"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 3 7 20 33 4 1 2 9 1 14",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "(intr.) to have a determining influence",
          "word": "conduce"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 3 7 20 33 4 1 2 9 1 14",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "(intr.) to have a determining influence",
          "word": "dirija"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 3 7 20 33 4 1 2 9 1 14",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vlijátʹ",
          "sense": "(intr.) to have a determining influence",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "влия́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 3 7 20 33 4 1 2 9 1 14",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vplyváty",
          "sense": "(intr.) to have a determining influence",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "вплива́ти"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To handle, to manage, to oversee (a matter, an affair, a household, etc.)."
      ],
      "id": "en-govern-en-verb-hzf~xPVr",
      "links": [
        [
          "handle",
          "handle"
        ],
        [
          "manage",
          "manage"
        ],
        [
          "oversee",
          "oversee"
        ],
        [
          "matter",
          "matter"
        ],
        [
          "affair",
          "affair"
        ],
        [
          "household",
          "household"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, obsolete) To handle, to manage, to oversee (a matter, an affair, a household, etc.)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "a valve that governs fuel intake",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1968 April 18, National Transportation Safety Board, “2.1 Analysis”, in Aircraft Accident Report: Mohawk Airlines, Inc., BAC 1-11, N1116J, Near Blossburg, Pennsylvania, June 23, 1967, archived from the original on 2022-06-24, page 33",
          "text": "The weight and c.g. of the aircraft were within limits at takeoff and were calculated to have remained so until the tail began to disintegrate in flight. Both engines were developing a high level of power at impact, and the APU was rotating at or near governed speed. The landing gear, flaps, and spoiler/speed brakes were retracted. There was no evidence of structural or system failures other than those directly resulting from the fire.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate."
      ],
      "id": "en-govern-en-verb-Dmx2wAS4",
      "links": [
        [
          "control",
          "control"
        ],
        [
          "speed",
          "speed"
        ],
        [
          "flow",
          "flow"
        ],
        [
          "regulate",
          "regulate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 24 1 2 5 46 1 0 17 3",
          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "to control the speed or magnitude of",
          "word": "beheer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 24 1 2 5 46 1 0 17 3",
          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "to control the speed or magnitude of",
          "word": "bepaal"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 24 1 2 5 46 1 0 17 3",
          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "to control the speed or magnitude of",
          "word": "reguleer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 24 1 2 5 46 1 0 17 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "regulíram",
          "sense": "to control the speed or magnitude of",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "регули́рам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 24 1 2 5 46 1 0 17 3",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "note": "used with valve",
          "sense": "to control the speed or magnitude of",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "ovládat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 24 1 2 5 46 1 0 17 3",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to control the speed or magnitude of",
          "word": "styre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 24 1 2 5 46 1 0 17 3",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to control the speed or magnitude of",
          "word": "lede"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 24 1 2 5 46 1 0 17 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to control the speed or magnitude of",
          "word": "regelen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 24 1 2 5 46 1 0 17 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to control the speed or magnitude of",
          "word": "säätää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 24 1 2 5 46 1 0 17 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to control the speed or magnitude of",
          "word": "regeln"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 24 1 2 5 46 1 0 17 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to control the speed or magnitude of",
          "word": "szabályoz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 24 1 2 5 46 1 0 17 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to control the speed or magnitude of",
          "word": "vezérel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 24 1 2 5 46 1 0 17 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to control the speed or magnitude of",
          "word": "regla"
        },
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          "_dis1": "1 0 24 1 2 5 46 1 0 17 3",
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "governed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "governed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "govern (third-person singular simple present governs, present participle governing, simple past and past participle governed)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "gov‧ern"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "governance"
    },
    {
      "word": "governess"
    },
    {
      "word": "government"
    },
    {
      "word": "governor"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The old king governed the land wisely.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "make",
          "make"
        ],
        [
          "administer",
          "administer"
        ],
        [
          "public policy",
          "public policy"
        ],
        [
          "affair",
          "affair"
        ],
        [
          "exercise",
          "exercise"
        ],
        [
          "sovereign",
          "sovereign"
        ],
        [
          "authority",
          "authority"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To exercise political authority; to run a government."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "exercise",
          "exercise"
        ],
        [
          "political",
          "political"
        ],
        [
          "authority",
          "authority"
        ],
        [
          "run",
          "run"
        ],
        [
          "government",
          "government"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To exercise political authority; to run a government."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Govern yourselves like civilized people.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "a student who could not govern his impulses",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2016, Justin Deschamps, Find the strength, courage, and discipline to govern yourself or be governed by someone else.",
          "text": "Find the strength, courage, and discipline to govern yourself or be governed by someone else.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "control",
          "control"
        ],
        [
          "action",
          "action"
        ],
        [
          "behavior",
          "behavior"
        ],
        [
          "under control",
          "under control"
        ],
        [
          "restrain",
          "restrain"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Chance governs the outcome of many card games.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To exercise a deciding or determining influence on."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "exercise",
          "exercise"
        ],
        [
          "deciding",
          "deciding"
        ],
        [
          "determining",
          "determining"
        ],
        [
          "influence",
          "influence"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To exercise a deciding or determining influence on."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To have or exercise a determining influence."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "have",
          "have"
        ],
        [
          "exercise",
          "exercise"
        ],
        [
          "determining",
          "determining"
        ],
        [
          "influence",
          "influence"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To have or exercise a determining influence."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To handle, to manage, to oversee (a matter, an affair, a household, etc.)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "handle",
          "handle"
        ],
        [
          "manage",
          "manage"
        ],
        [
          "oversee",
          "oversee"
        ],
        [
          "matter",
          "matter"
        ],
        [
          "affair",
          "affair"
        ],
        [
          "household",
          "household"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, obsolete) To handle, to manage, to oversee (a matter, an affair, a household, etc.)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "a valve that governs fuel intake",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1968 April 18, National Transportation Safety Board, “2.1 Analysis”, in Aircraft Accident Report: Mohawk Airlines, Inc., BAC 1-11, N1116J, Near Blossburg, Pennsylvania, June 23, 1967, archived from the original on 2022-06-24, page 33",
          "text": "The weight and c.g. of the aircraft were within limits at takeoff and were calculated to have remained so until the tail began to disintegrate in flight. Both engines were developing a high level of power at impact, and the APU was rotating at or near governed speed. The landing gear, flaps, and spoiler/speed brakes were retracted. There was no evidence of structural or system failures other than those directly resulting from the fire.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "control",
          "control"
        ],
        [
          "speed",
          "speed"
        ],
        [
          "flow",
          "flow"
        ],
        [
          "regulate",
          "regulate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To direct the course of, to guide in some direction, to steer."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "direct",
          "direct"
        ],
        [
          "course",
          "course"
        ],
        [
          "guide",
          "guide"
        ],
        [
          "direction",
          "direction"
        ],
        [
          "steer",
          "steer"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, obsolete) To direct the course of, to guide in some direction, to steer."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To look after, to take care of, to tend to (someone or some plant)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "look after",
          "look after"
        ],
        [
          "take care of",
          "take care of"
        ],
        [
          "tend",
          "tend"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, obsolete) To look after, to take care of, to tend to (someone or some plant)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To manage, to control, to work (a tool or mechanical device)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "manage",
          "manage"
        ],
        [
          "control",
          "control"
        ],
        [
          "work",
          "work"
        ],
        [
          "tool",
          "tool"
        ],
        [
          "mechanical",
          "mechanical"
        ],
        [
          "device",
          "device"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, obsolete) To manage, to control, to work (a tool or mechanical device)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs",
        "en:Grammar"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: agree"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word; sometimes used synonymously with collocate."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grammar",
          "grammar"
        ],
        [
          "collocate",
          "collocate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, grammar) To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word; sometimes used synonymously with collocate."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "grammar",
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡʌvən/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡʌvɚn/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌvə(ɹ)n"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/En-us-govern.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "regeer"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "qeveris"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḥakama",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "حَكَمَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "taḥakkama",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "تَحَكَّمَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "malaka",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "مَلَكَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "arz",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḥakam",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "tags": [
        "Egyptian-Arabic"
      ],
      "word": "حكم"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "kaṙavarel",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "կառավարել"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "gobernar"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "idarə etmək"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "právicʹ",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "пра́віць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "kiravácʹ",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "кірава́ць"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "śaśon kora",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "শাসন করা"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "upravljávam",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "управля́вам"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "upcui:",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "အုပ်စိုး"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "kri:kai:",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "ကြီးကဲ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "governar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhìlǐ",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "治理"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhì",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "治"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "統治"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tǒngzhì",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "统治"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "vládnout"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "řídit"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "regere over"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "beherske"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "styre"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "regeren"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "besturen"
    },
    {
      "code": "egy",
      "lang": "Egyptian",
      "roman": "ḥqꜣ",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "HqA-q-A-Y1V"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "valitsema"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "juhtima"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "hallita"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "gouverner"
    },
    {
      "code": "fur",
      "lang": "Friulian",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "guviernâ"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "governar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "martva",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "მართვა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mmartveloba",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "მმართველობა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "martavs",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "მართავს"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mmartvelobs",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "მმართველობს"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "regieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "steuern"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kyvernó",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "κυβερνώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "euthúnō",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "εὐθύνω"
    },
    {
      "code": "ht",
      "lang": "Haitian Creole",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "gouvène"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "mashál",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "מָשַׁל"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "hukūmat karnā",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "हुकूमत करना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "śāsan karnā",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "शासन करना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "kormányoz"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "vezet"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "igazgat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "irányít"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "stjórna"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "memerintah"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "governare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しはいする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shihai suru",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "支配する"
    },
    {
      "alt": "とうちする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tōchi suru",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "統治する"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "basqaru",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "басқару"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "krup krɔɔng",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "គ្រប់គ្រង"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "tongchihada",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "통치하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "daseurida",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "다스리다"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "rêvebirin"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "îdare kirin"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "başkaruu",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "башкаруу"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "pok khǭng",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "ປົກຄອງ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "gubernō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "regō"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "valdīt"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "valdyti"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "upravuva",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "управува"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "memerintah"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "iggverna"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "kāwana"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "whakahaere tikanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "udirdax",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "удирдах"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "uduridqu",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "tags": [
        "Mongolian"
      ],
      "word": "ᠤᠳᠤᠷᠢᠳᠬᠤ"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "regjere"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "styre"
    },
    {
      "code": "om",
      "lang": "Oromo",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "bulchuu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "hokumatkawᶕl",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "حکومت کول"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "hokémčalawǝ́l",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "حکم چلول"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "hokumat kardan",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "حکومت کردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "rządzić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "władać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "governar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "guverna"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "reger"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "riger"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "regner"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "regnar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "právitʹ",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "пра́вить"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "upravljátʹ",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "управля́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "rāṣṭi",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "राष्टि"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "cuberrare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "gruvennae"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "guvernai"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "guvernare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "у̀прављати"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "вла́дати"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ùpravljati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "vládati"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "cuvirnari"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "guvirnari"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "vládnuť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "riadiť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "vladati"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "gobernar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "regera"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "härska"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "styra"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "idora kardan",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "идора кардан"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "başkarırga",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "башкарырга"
    },
    {
      "code": "tet",
      "lang": "Tetum",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "ukun"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "bpòk-krɔɔng",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "ปกครอง"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "hüküm sürmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "idare etmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "dolandyrmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "právyty",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "пра́вити"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "keruváty",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "керува́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "hukūmat karnā",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "حکومت کرنا"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "boshqarmoq"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "idora qilmoq"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetian",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "goernar"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetian",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "guernar"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetian",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "governar"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "cai trị"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "reigön"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "guverön"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "arglwyddïo"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "regirn",
      "sense": "to exercise sovereign authority in",
      "word": "רעגירן"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "to control the actions of",
      "word": "beheer"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "napravljávam",
      "sense": "to control the actions of",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "направля́вам"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "to control the actions of",
      "word": "統攝"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "english": "tung² sip³",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "to control the actions of",
      "word": "统摄"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to control the actions of",
      "word": "統攝"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tǒngshè",
      "sense": "to control the actions of",
      "word": "统摄"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to control the actions of",
      "word": "ovládat"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to control the actions of",
      "word": "styre"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to control the actions of",
      "word": "beheersen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to control the actions of",
      "word": "hallita"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "martavs",
      "sense": "to control the actions of",
      "word": "მართავს"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to control the actions of",
      "word": "regulieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to control the actions of",
      "word": "uralkodik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to control the actions of",
      "word": "irányít"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to control the actions of",
      "word": "szabályoz"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to control the actions of",
      "word": "féken tart"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to control the actions of",
      "word": "rządzić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to control the actions of",
      "word": "zarządzać"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to control the actions of",
      "word": "regla"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to control the actions of",
      "word": "reglementa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to control the actions of",
      "word": "regulariza"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "upravljátʹ",
      "sense": "to control the actions of",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "управля́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vladétʹ",
      "sense": "to control the actions of",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "владе́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to control the actions of",
      "word": "obvladati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to control the actions of",
      "word": "obvladovati"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "keruváty",
      "sense": "to control the actions of",
      "word": "керува́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "to exercise a determining influence on",
      "word": "bepaal"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vlijája",
      "sense": "to exercise a determining influence on",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "влия́я"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to exercise a determining influence on",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "řídit"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to exercise a determining influence on",
      "word": "bestemme"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to exercise a determining influence on",
      "word": "bepalen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to exercise a determining influence on",
      "word": "määrätä"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to exercise a determining influence on",
      "word": "lenken"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "euthúnō",
      "sense": "to exercise a determining influence on",
      "word": "εὐθύνω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to exercise a determining influence on",
      "word": "meghatároz"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to exercise a determining influence on",
      "word": "irányít"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to exercise a determining influence on",
      "word": "conduce"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to exercise a determining influence on",
      "word": "dirija"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to exercise a determining influence on",
      "word": "cârmui"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vlijátʹ",
      "sense": "to exercise a determining influence on",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "влия́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vplyváty",
      "sense": "to exercise a determining influence on",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "вплива́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "to control the speed or magnitude of",
      "word": "beheer"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "to control the speed or magnitude of",
      "word": "bepaal"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "to control the speed or magnitude of",
      "word": "reguleer"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "regulíram",
      "sense": "to control the speed or magnitude of",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "регули́рам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "note": "used with valve",
      "sense": "to control the speed or magnitude of",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ovládat"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to control the speed or magnitude of",
      "word": "styre"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to control the speed or magnitude of",
      "word": "lede"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to control the speed or magnitude of",
      "word": "regelen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to control the speed or magnitude of",
      "word": "säätää"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to control the speed or magnitude of",
      "word": "regeln"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to control the speed or magnitude of",
      "word": "szabályoz"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to control the speed or magnitude of",
      "word": "vezérel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to control the speed or magnitude of",
      "word": "regla"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "regulírovatʹ",
      "sense": "to control the speed or magnitude of",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "регули́ровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "upravljátʹ",
      "sense": "to control the speed or magnitude of",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "управля́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "rehuljuváty",
      "sense": "to control the speed or magnitude of",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "регулюва́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "keruváty",
      "sense": "to control the speed or magnitude of",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "керува́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
      "word": "regeer"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
      "word": "heers"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "upravljávam",
      "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "управля́вам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
      "word": "governar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "vládnout"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
      "word": "regere"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
      "word": "styre"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
      "word": "regeren"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
      "word": "leiden"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
      "word": "hallita"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
      "word": "regieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
      "word": "kormányoz"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
      "word": "irányít"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
      "word": "guverna"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "upravljátʹ",
      "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "управля́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
      "word": "vladati"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
      "word": "gobernar"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "keruváty",
      "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "керува́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "právyty",
      "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "пра́вити"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "(intr.) to exercise political authority",
      "word": "awdurdodi"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "(intr.) to have a determining influence",
      "word": "heers"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vlijája",
      "sense": "(intr.) to have a determining influence",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "влия́я"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "(intr.) to have a determining influence",
      "word": "herske"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(intr.) to have a determining influence",
      "word": "määrätä"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(intr.) to have a determining influence",
      "word": "regeln"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "(intr.) to have a determining influence",
      "word": "conduce"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "(intr.) to have a determining influence",
      "word": "dirija"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vlijátʹ",
      "sense": "(intr.) to have a determining influence",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "влия́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vplyváty",
      "sense": "(intr.) to have a determining influence",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "вплива́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "grammar: to require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word",
      "word": "vaatia"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "grammar: to require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word",
      "word": "vonz"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "upravljatʹ",
      "sense": "grammar: to require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "управлять"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "grammar: to require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word",
      "word": "styra"
    }
  ],
  "word": "govern"
}

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    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old French",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
    "Requests for review of French translations",
    "Requests for review of Ido translations",
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "governe"
      },
      "expansion": "governe",
      "name": "m"
    },
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "xno",
        "3": "-"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "governer"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French governer",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
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      },
      "expansion": "guverner",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "gubernō"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin gubernō",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "κυβερνάω",
        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle English governen, governe, from Anglo-Norman and Old French governer, guverner, from Latin gubernō, from Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō, “I steer, drive, govern”).",
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        "plural"
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    }
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        "The act of governing"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡʌvɚn/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ʌvə(ɹ)n"
    },
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/40/En-us-govern.ogg/En-us-govern.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/En-us-govern.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
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  "word": "govern"
}

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