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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
govern .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the body of people who are citizens of a particular government
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Examples
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- For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery.
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- For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery.
The ‘Frozen Wasteland’ Music Video Memorial Open Thread. | RedState 2010
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Alas for the political class, the consent of the governed is still necessary.
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Elected politicians also should leave their ideological baggage behind because voters don't want to be governed from the left, the right, or even the center.
A Vote Against Dems, Not for the GOP Scott Rasmussen 2010
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There has only been one Democratic President reelected in the last 60 years, and that's the only one who governed from a moderate position.
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In fact, Afghanistan has been governed from the center since the 18th century: Kabul, if not always a point of authority, has been at least a point of arbitration.
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Not to talk about Obama who has governed from the dead center, dissapointing his most fervent and progressive followers.
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Voters don't want to be governed from the left, right or center.
A Vote Against Dems, Not for the GOP Scott Rasmussen 2010
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Long-Lasting Policies It is hard to take comfort in the lesson of your editorial, "There They Went Again" (Oct. 28), that the country will not for long allow itself to be governed from the left.
The Left Has Created 2010
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Republicans have challenged Obama by arguing that he has governed from the left while the country is center-right.
Election results are open to (careful) interpretation Dan Balz 2010
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