Employ and Govern

Employ

Employ verb - To provide with a paying job.

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

Govern

Govern verb - To exercise authority or power over.

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

Common collocations

people employ people govern people
kind employ kind govern kind
men employ men govern men
use employ use govern use
Other words: magic, creatures.
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