governing

verb

1. To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.“The old king governed the land wisely.”
2. To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.“Govern yourselves like civilized people.”
3. To exercise a deciding or determining influence on.“Chance governs the outcome of many card games.”
4. To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate.“a valve that governs fuel intake”