governs is a form of:

Govern



verbpast tense: governed ; past participle: governed ; present participle: governing ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) (to rule, to influence the action or conduct of, to hold in check, to control, to direct, to guide, to manage, to regulate by authority) ដឹកនាំ, បើក, ថែទាំនិងអប់រំក្មេង
Example: The King governed the country wisely, Governed by these principles.
2.
(បច្ចេកទេស) គ្រប់គ្រង, ត្រួត្រា, ដឹកនាំ, អភិបាល
3.
(INTRANSITIVE) (to exercise authority, to administer the laws) ស្រួលកាច់ចង្កូច, ចង្កូតស៊ី govern a country គ្រប់គ្រង (ភិបាល) / motives govern a decision មានឥទ្ធិពលលើ, govern one's temper ទប់, បង្គាប់
Example: In Britain the Queen reigns, but elected representatives of the people govern the country.
ENGLISH MEANING
verbpast tense: governed ; past participle: governed ; present participle: governing ;
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) To exercise authority; to administer the laws; to have the control.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men, either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to regulate by authority.
3.
(TRANSITIVE) To regulate; to influence; to direct; to restrain; to manage; as, to govern the life; to govern a horse.
4.
(TRANSITIVE) 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.
1.
administer, command, conduct, control, dictate, direct, handle, legislate, manage, oversee, regulate, reign, rule, superintend, supervise, sway, tyrannize