Clues for the word "GOVERN"
We've had 28 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 55 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mindfood Daily crossword on January 25, 2026.
Definition of govern
- v. t. - To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men, either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to regulate by authority.
- v. t. - To regulate; to influence; to direct; to restrain; to manage; as, to govern the life; to govern a horse.
- v. t. - To require to be in a particular case; as, a transitive verb governs a noun in the objective case; or to require (a particular case); as, a transitive verb governs the objective case.
- v. i. - To exercise authority; to administer the laws; to have the control.
Referring Clues
- Wield authority
- Rule
- Hold in check
- Exercise authority over
- Direct
- Rule over
- Reign over
- Run the country
- Hold office
- Run a country
- Part 5 of today's quote
- Rule with authority
- Regulate
- What May must do with naval leadership rival?
- Take part in ruling over nation
- Dominate excessively, but within given limits
- Rule over the central part
- Manage - control
- Good about new control
- Control earth's gravity above the pole
- Rule by force ended by noon
- To some extent handing over nominal control
- Rule = "n under g"?
- Minister managed to overlook a rule
- Reign over the interior
- Rule (country)
- Lead the people
- Do House work?
Last Seen In
- Mindfood Daily - January 25, 2026
- Your Life Choices - November 07, 2025
- LA Times - September 04, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - May 26, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - May 13, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - February 03, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - January 25, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - August 24, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 01, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - April 16, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - December 26, 2023
- New York Times - December 13, 2023
- LA Times - September 20, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - March 21, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - March 09, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - November 27, 2022
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 24, 2022
- Your Life Choices - September 12, 2022
- New York Times - June 19, 2022
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 16, 2022
- Evening Standard Easy - February 01, 2018
- Penny Dell Daily - January 24, 2018
- Guardian Quiptic - November 27, 2017
- Canadiana - October 09, 2017
- Netword - August 21, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - March 03, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - February 16, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 10, 2016
- Guardian Cryptic - August 09, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 04, 2016
- And in 25 more crossword puzzles...