Governing
Governing adjective - Responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws.
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Head and governing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Head" instead a verb "Governing".
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Implied to be a prequel to Middens, the game follows a woman with a turnkey for a head rebelling against the governing aristocrats while being guided by a talking set of dentures.
Source: Video Game / Middens -
The only reason he could possibly be allowed to disregard the rules in this manner is because he is the head of the governing body that created them.
- When they come together at the end of the story as the Mayor, and Head of IT, and Sheriff (respectively) they encompass every powerful governing force in the Silo.
Source: Literature / Wool
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