Definitions for governs
gov·erns

How to pronounce governs?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say governs in sign language?

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. Henry David Thoreau:

   That government is best which governs least.

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

   Passion governs, and she never governs wisely.

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. Lawrence Sterne:

   To have respect for ourselves guides our morals and to have a deference for others governs our manners.

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