govern

Verb

• require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood
  • most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German
    

• exercise authority over; as of nations
  • Who is governing the country now?
    

• direct or strongly influence the behavior of
  • His belief in God governs his conduct
    

• bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
  • We cannot regulate the way people dress
    
  • This town likes to regulate
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  rule , regulate , regularize , regularise , order