Operate
To rule
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- He seems to operate under the assumption that being nice will get him what he wants much more easily than being nasty - he executes an underling for not being affably evil, but nasty evil, thus making himself unpopular with the people he was intended to rule over one day.
Source: Affably Evil / Literature
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