Govern and Lead

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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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Lead is a synonym for govern in rule topic. In some cases you can use "Lead" instead a verb "Govern", when it comes to topics like direct, induce.

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

Lead

Lead verb - To serve as leader of.

Usage example: a senior programmer is leading the team that is developing the new accounting software

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Govern is a synonym for lead in command topic. You can use "Govern" instead a verb "Lead", if it concerns topics such as direct, influence, rule, induce.

Nearby Words: leading, leader, leaden, leadership, leaded

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life	govern life	lead life
people	govern people	lead people
race	govern race	lead race
men	govern men	lead men
Other words: world, country, empire, existence, humans, forces, lives, armies.

Both words in one sentence

Some things (Legendary Pokémon) are best left to nature to govern, and trying to control them will only lead to disaster.

Source: Some Anvils Need To Be Dropped / Video Games

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