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Synonyms & Antonyms : Govern





Govern



( Verb )


The President of a country has more powers to govern the country towards the overall development of the people.

Synonyms:

Rule

Manage

Control

Direct

Command

Supervise

Administer

Contextual Examples:

A dictator thinks he can be successful only when he rules with an iron hand.

The police failed in its attempt to control the unruly mob.

He has appointed a new man to manage his business.

Our new office manager will supervise the work of several departments.

The Vice-Chancellor of our university personally administers the establishment’s financial affairs.

The king commanded the guards to raise the new bridge.


Antonyms:

Misrule

Mismanage

Misgovern

Contextual Examples:

The military general misruled his country, no wonder he had to abdicate in favor of a civilian government.

Some of the public sector undertakings are still mismanaged.

The new Governor has taken personal responsibility to set right the misgoverned departments.



The Synonyms and Antonyms form an integral part of the English Language. Acquaintance with the vocabulary of the English language is a necessity for effective expression either in written or in an oral from. Synonyms are nothing but the similar meanings of a particular word or its semantic relation. A Synonym is a word or a phrase that means the same as another word or a phrase in the same language. Antonyms are the negative connotation of a particular word. An Antonym is a word or phrase that is opposite in meaning to a particular word or a phrase in the same language.

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