| verb | bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations “We cannot regulate the way people dress” |
| verb | direct or strongly influence the behavior of “His belief in God governs his conduct” |
| verb | exercise authority over; as of nations “Who is governing the country now?” |
| verb | require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood “most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German” |
| regulation | noun | a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior |
| regulator | noun | an official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest |
| regulating | noun | the act of controlling or directing according to rule |
| order | noun | established customary state (especially of society) |
| government | noun | (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed |
| governor | noun | a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel) |
| governing | noun | the act of governing; exercising authority |
| governance | noun | the act of governing; exercising authority |
| rule | noun | dominance or power through legal authority |
| ruler | noun | a person who rules or commands |