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Bencher :: Bencher (n.) One of the senior and governing members of an Inn of Court.

Dominative :: Dominative (a.) Governing; ruling; imperious.

Hinge :: Hinge (n.) That on which anything turns or depends; a governing principle; a cardinal point or rule; as, this argument was the hinge on which the question turned..

Statist :: Statism (n.) The art of governing a state; statecraft; policy.

Self-government :: Self-government (n.) The act of governing one's self, or the state of being governed by one's self; self-control; self-command..

Governing :: Governing (a.) Holding the superiority; prevalent; controlling; as, a governing wind; a governing party in a state..

Regnative :: Regnative (a.) Ruling; governing.

Gubernation :: Gubernation (n.) The act of governing; governmen.

Leading :: Leading (n.) The act of guiding, directing, governing, or enticing; guidance..

Control :: Control (v. t.) To exercise restraining or governing influence over; to check; to counteract; to restrain; to regulate; to govern; to overpower.

Executive :: Executive (n.) An impersonal title of the chief magistrate or officer who administers the government, whether king, president, or governor; the governing person or body..

Dominion :: Dominion (n.) Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling; independent right of possession, use, and control; sovereignty; supremacy..

Arbiter :: Arbiter (n.) Any person who has the power of judging and determining, or ordaining, without control; one whose power of deciding and governing is not limited..

Government :: Government (n.) The act of governing; the exercise of authority; the administration of laws; control; direction; regulation; as, civil, church, or family government..

Government :: Government (n.) The mode of governing; the system of polity in a state; the established form of law.

Dominant :: Dominant (a.) Ruling; governing; prevailing; controlling; predominant; as, the dominant party, church, spirit, power..

Placet :: Placet (n.) A vote of assent, as of the governing body of a university, of an ecclesiastical council, etc..

Strict :: Strict (a.) Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous; as, very strict in observing the Sabbath..

Principle :: Principle (n.) A settled rule of action; a governing law of conduct; an opinion or belief which exercises a directing influence on the life and behavior; a rule (usually, a right rule) of conduct consistently directing one's actions; as, a person of no principle..

Rein :: Rein (n.) Hence, an instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing; government; restraint..

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