governable
1Governable — Gov ern*a*ble, a. [Cf. F. gouvernable.] Capable of being governed, or subjected to authority; controllable; manageable; obedient. Locke. [1913 Webster] …
2governable — index corrigible, malleable, obedient, pliable, sequacious, tractable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3governable — 1640s, from GOVERN (Cf. govern) + ABLE (Cf. able) …
4governable — 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… …
5governable — adjective see govern …
6governable — See govern. * * * …
7governable — adjective Capable of being governed or subjected to authority; amenable to law or rule; controllable; manageable; obedient. See Also: governableness …
8governable — go|ver|na|ble Mot Pla Adjectiu invariable …
9governable — 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 …
10governable — adj. able to be governed; able to be ruled; able to be regulated …
