Governed
Governed noun - The body of people who are citizens of a particular government.
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Synonyms for Governed
Settled and governed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Settled" instead an adjective "Governed".
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- Violence wasn't the answer provided society was well-governed, but violence was the ultimate, final way in which disputes were settled.
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On the recently settled world of Daran IV, the former refugees of the Fabrini worldship Yonada are being divided by conflicting ideologies, as those clinging to their theocratic past vie with visionaries of a future governed by reason alone.
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