govern

verbs

bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
"We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"
govern, order, regularise, regularize, regulate
is derived from
government
is derived from
governor
direct or strongly influence the behavior of
"His belief in God governs his conduct"
govern
is derived from
government
is a type of (narrower)
exercise authoritative control or power over
"control the budget"; "Command the military forces"
command, control
exercise authority over; as of nations
"Who is governing the country now?"
govern, rule
is derived from
government
is derived from
governor
is derived from
governing
is derived from
governance
require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood
"most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"
govern
is a type of (narrower)
require as useful, just, or proper
"It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take