Change and Govern

Change

Change verb - To make different in some way.

Govern and change are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Govern" instead a verb "Change".

Govern

Govern verb - To exercise authority or power over.

Change and govern are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Change" instead a verb "Govern".

Common collocations

life change life govern life
people change people govern people
body change body govern body
setting change setting govern setting
Other words: world, reality, plans, behavior, lives.

Both words in one sentence

  • An Article V Convention has never happened, partially because the laws that govern it are so vague and untested that a convention for an amendment to change the voting age might produce a completely new Constitution instead.
    Source: That One Rule
  • In Crusader Kings every character has both a set of Attributes (numeric stats, some visible, some not) and Traits (perks modifying the stats and their Relationship Values with other characters), all of which govern that character's behavior and which may change by over time by random event.
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