Governing
Governing adjective - Responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws.
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Synonyms for Governing
Powerful and governing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Powerful" instead an adjective "Governing".
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- Freak Power becomes a powerful political movement in Colorado, especially once Hunter Thompson becomes Governor, governing under left-libertarian policies.
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Henry, a lazy man who loathed governing, was prone to lifting men up to do the work and then banishing or killing them when that work led them to become too powerful.
Source: Useful Notes / Anne Boleyn -
More generally, the Kosmokrators and Protogonoi are immensely powerful magical beings governing cosmic principles such as time, love, or night.
Source: Our Titans Are Different
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