govern
verb (used with object)
to rule over by right of authority.
governable
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a word derived from
govern.
Example Sentences
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When that model hardens, pluralistic societies become less governable and less livable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
"They had to be strategic about whom to include and whom to exclude, and how to make the nation-state governable," he explains.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2025
It may not always be pretty, but is the church governable?
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2021
The five considerations are that the AI be: responsible, equitable, traceable, reliable, and governable.
From The Verge ● Feb. 27, 2020
They were glad to touch the brown backs of the fence that hemmed in the terror and made it governable.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
