Answer: govern

AnswerCrossword Clue
governserve as a precedent or deciding principle for customs that govern human decisions
governrule without sovereign power and usually without having the authority to determine basic policy
governcontrol, direct, or strongly influence the actions and conduct of
governhold in check restrain
governcontrol and direct the making and administration of policy in
governexercise authority
governto rule or direct
governto control
governprevail or have decisive influence control
governto influence
governrequire (a word) to be in a certain case
governto rule by authority
governcontrol the speed of (as a machine) especially by automatic means
governnipulate
GOVERNRule
governexert a determining or guiding influence in or over income must govern expenditure
governto exercise continuous sovereign authority over
GOVERNExercise authority over
GOVERNAdminister
GOVERNReign over
GOVERNManage a state
GOVERNWield the scepter
GOVERNWield authority
GOVERNAdminister laws.
GOVERNRegulate.
GOVERNDetermine.
GOVERNRun the country
GOVERNHold in check