governable

governable
index corrigible, malleable, obedient, pliable, sequacious, tractable

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  • Governable — Gov ern*a*ble, a. [Cf. F. gouvernable.] Capable of being governed, or subjected to authority; controllable; manageable; obedient. Locke. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • governable — 1640s, from GOVERN (Cf. govern) + ABLE (Cf. able) …   Etymology dictionary

  • governable — govern ► VERB 1) conduct the policy and affairs of (a state, organization, or people). 2) control or influence. 3) constitute a rule, standard, or principle for. 4) Grammar (of a word) require that (another word or group of words) be in a… …   English terms dictionary

  • governable — adjective see govern …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • governable — See govern. * * * …   Universalium

  • governable — adjective Capable of being governed or subjected to authority; amenable to law or rule; controllable; manageable; obedient. See Also: governableness …   Wiktionary

  • governable — go|ver|na|ble Mot Pla Adjectiu invariable …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • governable — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. manageable, submissive, controllable; see docile . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Capable of being governed: administrable, controllable, manageable, rulable. See CONTROL …   English dictionary for students

  • governable — adj. able to be governed; able to be ruled; able to be regulated …   English contemporary dictionary

  • governable — a. Controllable, manageable …   New dictionary of synonyms

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