Conquer and Govern

Conquer

Conquer verb - To bring under one's control by force of arms.

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

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

life	conquer life	govern life
people	conquer people	govern people
race	conquer race	govern race
area	conquer area	govern area
Other words: land, parts, universe, earth, world, country, kingdom, empire, reality, planet, town, city, humans, island, lands, worlds, States, cities, kingdoms, nations.

Many characters in Fallout: New Vegas anticipate that Caesar's Legion, an army of Roman-themed raiders who reject advanced technology and have only managed a simple economy in the lands they govern, will fall apart if it ever ran out of places to conquer.

Source: Dystopia Is Hard

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