Overview of noun governed
The noun governed has 1 sense
- governed -- (the body of people who are citizens of a particular government; "governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed"--Declaration of Independence)
Overview of verb govern
The verb govern has 4 senses
- regulate, regularize, regularise, order, govern -- (bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate")
- govern -- (direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct")
- govern, rule -- (exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?")
- govern -- (require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German")
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