Govern and Handle

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Govern

Govern verb - To look after and make decisions about.

Usage example: the company's finances are governed by its chief financial officer

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Handle is a synonym for govern in activity topic. In some cases you can use "Handle" instead a verb "Govern", when it comes to topics like manage, influence, rule.

Nearby Words: government, governor, governing, governance, governable

Handle

Handle verb - To look after and make decisions about.

Usage example: she takes care of the flower beds, and he handles all the lawn care

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Govern is a synonym for handle in manage topic. You can use "Govern" instead a verb "Handle".

Nearby Words: hand, handled, handling, handler, handhold

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Common collocations

life	govern life	handle life
people	govern people	handle people
kind	govern kind	handle kind
world	govern world	handle world
Other words: magic.

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