well-governed

adjective (well governed when postpositive)

(of a political unit, organization, nation, etc) directed and controlled efficiently or satisfactorily

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a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides.

Worn down by dullness, tedious repetition.

unproductive; unfruitful

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Words nearby well-governed

well-formed, well-fortified, well-found, well-founded, well-furnished, well-governed, well-groomed, well-grounded, well-guarded, well-handled, wellhead

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Example sentences from the Web for well-governed

Under the executive care of Dr. Beulah Prescott the place had expanded into a large and well-governed school.
Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall|Annie Roe Carr
Surrounding her children with all the comforts of a well-governed household, she loved them, taught them, persuaded them.
The Mother of Washington and Her Times|Sara Agnes Rice Pryor
Good old Lord Lumley, of course, with all his vast, well-governed provinces shimmering in the Indian sun behind him.
Adrienne Toner|Anne Douglas Sedgwick
To-night at dinner every rule of a well-furnished and well-governed household was followed.
The Corner House Girls Snowbound|Grace Brooks Hill

Prosperous and well-governed States were ever in peril of invasion by barbarous peoples.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria|Donald A. Mackenzie

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