control and direct the affairs of (a country, city, etc.and its people), using political power
control, fix, or guide
"We cannot regulate the way people dress"
"This town likes to regulate"
"His belief in God governs his conduct"
"Who is governing the country now?"
"most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"
The country had been governed by a succession of ecclesiastical ministers.
出自: J. A. Froude
When God has to govern a nation because it cannot govern itself.
出自: C. Kingsley
The throne was occupied by a minor..whose mother..governed as regent.
出自: M. Pattison