govern (v.)
- administer
- administrate
- arrest
- boss
- bridle
- captain
- chair
- check
- command
- conduct
- constrain
- contain
- control
- cool
- curb
- curtail
- decelerate
- decide
- determine
- direct
- discipline
- dispose
- dominate
- engineer
- enjoin
- execute
- guard
- guide
- handle
- head
- hinder
- hold
- inhibit
- keep
- lead
- manage
- maneuver
- manipulate
- master
- mastermind
- officer
- order
- overrule
- oversee
- pilot
- prescribe
- prohibit
- pull
- quarterback
- regulate
- reign
- rein
- render
- repress
- restrain
- retard
- retrench
- rule
- run
- shepherd
- skipper
- snub
- steer
- straiten
- subdue
- superintend
- supervise
- suppress
- sway
- withhold
The king reigns, but does not govern.
May I govern my passion with absolute sway,
And grow wiser and better as my strength wears away.
Syllables govern the world.
They that govern the most make the least noise.
For just experience tells, in every soil,
That those that think must govern those that toil.
Still govern thou my song,
Urania, and fit audience find, though few.
