Synonyms for governs
gov·erns

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1. List of paraphrases for "governs":

   regulates

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1. Nicola Sturgeon:

   If she governs as she has campaigned over the summer, she will be a disaster not just for Scotland but for the UK, but let’s hope that’s not the case.

2. John Selden:

   A glorious Church is like a magnificent feast; there is all the variety that may be, but every one chooses out a dish or two that he likes, and lets the rest alone: how glorious soever the Church is, every one chooses out of it his own religion, by which he governs himself, and lets the rest alone.

3. Walter Lippmann:

   It is perfectly true that that government is best which governs least. It is equally true that that government is best which provides most.

4. Craig Hall:

   The administrative rule has the same effect as law, and it governs all licensed therapists and doctors.

5. Lawrence Sterne:

   To have respect for ourselves guides our morals and to have a deference for others governs our manners.