Governing
Governing adjective - Responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws.
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Main and governing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Main" instead an adjective "Governing".
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- In A Brother's Price, one of the main characters is Princess Ren, who takes an active role in governing the country, as the Queens are sharing power with the Princesses.
Source: Ruler Protagonist - In the Jacob's Ladder Trilogy, the main AI governing the Generation Ship Jacob's Ladder, Israfil, was already a bit dodgy due to having been programmed by religious fanatics.
Source: AI Is A Crapshoot / Literature - Is a Crapshoot: The main AI governing Jacob's Ladder, Israfil, was already a bit dodgy due to having been programmed by religious fanatics.
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Main and Governing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/governing/main
Governing & Main. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/governing/main>.
Main or Governing. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/governing/main.
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