Command and Govern

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Command

Command verb - To exercise authority or power over.
Usage example: a cabinet secretary who commands the largest department in the federal government
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Govern is a synonym for command in rule topic. In some cases you can use "Govern" instead a verb "Command", when it comes to topics like head, have authority over.
Nearby Words: commanding, commanded, commander, commandment, commandant

Govern

Govern verb - To exercise authority or power over.
Usage example: the president is elected in order to govern the country, not to follow public opinion polls
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Antonyms for Govern
Command is a synonym for govern in rule topic. You can use "Command" instead a verb "Govern", if it concerns topics such as direct.
Nearby Words: government, governor, governing, governance, governable

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life command life govern life
move command move govern move
people command people govern people
men command men govern men
Other words: world, magic, forces, creatures, zombies, cities, armies.

Both words in one sentence

  • A more bureaucratic version of this is averted when Guilford steps into command after the Black Knights kill Viceroy Calares in the first arc of R2, and everyone else in that line of succession down to a civil servant who would not have been able to govern in situation like that.
    Source: Unexpected Successor
  • The Terran Federation's Survey Command issues Omega Contingency orders to govern the use of starship weapons against hostile aliens.
    Source: Gratuitous Greek
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