Govern
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in. To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain. To exercise a deciding or determining influence on. To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate. To exercise political authority; to run a government. To have or exercise a determining influence. To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word; sometimes used synonymously with collocate.
Example sentence: The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.
Rule
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A regulation, law, guideline.A ruler; device for measuring, a straightedge, a measure.Something to keep order.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over.To excel.
Example sentence: The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.