to govern (run) a state
1govern — gov‧ern [ˈgʌvən ǁ ərn] verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] to officially and legally run a country and make decisions about taxes, laws, public services etc: • the politicians who govern the country • A small military elite has been governing for… …
2run — Synonyms and related words: Brownian movement, Everyman, Indian file, Le Mans, Lehrfreiheit, Public, Zeitgeist, abide, abrade, abrasion, abscond, absquatulate, academic freedom, acciaccatura, acquire, act, adolescent stream, advance, affluence,… …
3govern — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. rule, reign, administrate, preside; hold power, sway, or the reins; guide, control; restrain, moderate, temper, curb, bridle, check. See restraint, authority. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. rule, command,… …
4State — A state is a political association with effective sovereignty over a geographic area and representing a population. These may be nation states, sub national states or multinational states. A state usually includes the set of institutions that… …
5State of emergency — For other uses, see State of emergency (disambiguation). A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend some normal functions of the executive, legislative and judicial powers, alert citizens to change their normal behaviours …
6Condoleezza Rice's tenure as Secretary of State — Rice signs official papers after receiving the oath of office during her ceremonial swearing in at the Department of State. Watching on are, from left, Laura Bush, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, President George W. Bush and an unidentified family… …
7HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …
8Colorado State University — Established 1870 Type Public Endowment US $ 398.9 million[1] …
9Florida State University — Infobox University name = Florida State University motto = Vires, artes, mores (Latin) mottoeng =Strength, skill, character established =1851cite web|url=http://www.floridamemory.com/Timeline |title=State Library and Archives of Florida The… …
10City-state — Monaco Vatican City A city state is …
