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| College of Cardinals |
the organized body of cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church that elects the Pope and helps him govern the church. |
| dominate |
to control or govern by the use of power or influence; rule. [1/5 definitions] |
| dominion |
the power or authority to govern or control; sovereignty. [1/3 definitions] |
| dualism |
in theology, the belief that two opposing principles, good and evil, govern the world, or the belief that man has two basic natures, physical and spiritual. [1/3 definitions] |
| governable |
combined form of govern. |
| law |
the set of customs, statutes, or rules that govern a society. [1/6 definitions] |
| misgovern |
to administer or govern poorly or improperly. |
| misrule |
to govern poorly. [1/3 definitions] |
| national sovereignty |
the right or power of a nation-state to govern itself, with independence from outside control. |
| rule |
to exert authority over; govern. [2/13 definitions] |
| state sovereignty |
the right or power of a nation-state to govern itself, with independence from outside control. [2 definitions] |
| syntax |
the rules in a language that govern the structure and formation of sentences. [1/5 definitions] |
| tyrannize |
to treat or govern cruelly or oppressively; act tyrannically toward. [2/3 definitions] |
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