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governable
Governable (adj) means Able to be governed or brought under authority; willing to submit to law or rule.
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Able to be governed or brought under authority; willing to submit to law or rule.
"Even without theatrical shoes on, Erlys was taller than Luca Zombini, and kept her fair hair in a Psyche knot, out of which the less governable tresses continued, with the day, to escape."
— Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day (2006)
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What is the meaning of governable?
"governable" (adj) means able to be governed or brought under authority; willing to submit to law or rule.
What is another word for governable?
Other words for "governable" include complaisant, docile, controllable, pliant, amenable, tractable.
What is the opposite of governable?
The opposite of "governable" is ungovernable.
