govern (
http://definr.com/govern)
v 1: impose regulations on [syn:
regulate,
regularize,
order]
[ant:
deregulate]
2: direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in
God governs his conduct"
3: exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing
the country now?" [syn:
rule]
4: require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood;
"most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in
German"