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  1. governsverb

    Verb form of the word govern.

    He governs with love, understanding and a sense of justice and fairness we are delighted.


    Submitted by MaryC on April 10, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of governs in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of governs in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of governs in a Sentence

  1. Benjamin Franklin:

    Who is wise He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful He that governs his passions. Who is rich He who is content. Who is that Nobody.

  2. Carlos Guglielmi:

    It's good that Macri has Obama's support. But what he needs is the support of the Argentine people, if he governs only for the rich and keeps cutting state spending, his popularity won't last.

  3. Thomas Jefferson:

    That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves.

  4. Hamdeen Sabahy:

    The core of what we are offering is alternatives to how Egypt is governed, not who governs Egypt.

  5. Benjamin Franklin, In response to the situation of the colonists:

    Passion governs, and she never governs wisely.

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