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. Adam Smith:

   To found a great empire for the sole purpose of raising up a people of customers, may at first sight appear a project fit only for a nation of shopkeepers. It is, however, a project altogether unfit for a nation of shopkeepers, but extremely fit for a nation that is governed by shopkeepers.

2. President Trump:

   From the first day of my administration, I have governed by a simple idea: My only allegiance is to you, our wonderful citizens.

3. Sri da Avabhas:

   Reason means truth and those who are not governed by it take the chance that someday the sunken fact will rip the bottom out of their boat.

4. Charles Darwin:

   We can allow satellites, planets, suns, universe, nay whole systems of universes, to be governed by laws, but the smallest insect, we wish to be created at once by special act.

5. W. R. Inge:

   It is astonishing with how little wisdom mankind can be governed, when that little wisdom is its own.