The leader governed his country for more than 50 years.
Spain once governed the Philippine Islands.
India was governed by Great Britain for many years.
The interactions are governed by rules.
The country is governed by the prime minister and his cabinet.
The country was governed by a French noble family.
The rise and fall of the sea is governed by the moon.
In the strict sense of the term, a true democracy has never existed, and never will exist. It is against natural order that the great number should govern and that the few should be governed.
For, in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery: but in fact, eleven men well armed will certainly subdue one single man in his shirt.
Men are rather reasoning than reasonable animals, for the most part governed by the impulse of passion.