Governed
Governed noun - The body of people who are citizens of a particular government.
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Synonyms for Governed
Lead and governed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lead" instead a verb "Governed".
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Because the city wasn't much of a Wretched Hive and the quake struck on All Saints' Day, it lead to a lot of philosophical exploration of theodicy, i.e., why do bad things happen in a world governed by a good deity?
Source: Soiled City on a Hill
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