Definition of "governed" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of govern. (verb)

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• "- For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery."
• "Long-Lasting Policies It is hard to take comfort in the lesson of your editorial, "There They Went Again" (Oct. 28), that the country will not for long allow itself to be governed from the left."
• "Not to talk about Obama who has governed from the dead center, dissapointing his most fervent and progressive followers."