Synonyms for governed
gov·erned

Princeton's WordNet

1. governednoun

   the body of people who are citizens of a particular government

   "governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed"--Declaration of Independence

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1. • Citizenry

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1. List of paraphrases for "governed":

   regulated, régie, ruled, covered, guided, old, governance, controlled, managed, administered, ramq, headed, driven

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1. Count Oxenstierna:

   Dost thou not know, my son, with how little wisdom the world is governed?

2. Gelett Burgess:

   The use of force alone is but temporary. It may subdue for a moment but it does not remove the necessity of subduing again and a nation is not governed, which is perpetually to be conquered.

3. James Madison:

   In framing a government, which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed, and in the next place, oblige it to control itself.

4. Frank Biermann:

   It’s very risky. It cannot be governed. It’s unethical, and it is one of the biggest dangers in the current climate policies.

5. Rex Tillerson:

   In terms of the future of Bashar al-Assad, it is important to us that we undertake a political process that leads to the final conclusion of how Syria will be governed. It is our policy for a unified Syria that is governed by the people of Syria. I think it is clear to all of us that the reign of the Assad family is coming to an end.