govern

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To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in

• The king governed the country.

  Король правил страной.

  Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

• To govern a country is no easy job.

  Управлять страной - нелёгкая работа.

  Tatoeba · sacredceltic · CC BY 2.0 FR

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To exercise political authority; to run a government

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To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain

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To exercise a deciding or determining influence on

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To have or exercise a determining influence

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To handle, to manage, to oversee (a matter, an affair, a household, etc.)

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To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate

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To direct the course of, to guide in some direction, to steer

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To look after, to take care of, to tend to (someone or some plant)

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To manage, to control, to work (a tool or mechanical device)