govern vs decide

govern and decide both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
govern	No	No	Yes	No
decide	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, decide is a hypernym of govern; that is, decide is a word with a broader meaning than govern:

govern: bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
decide: reach, make, or come to a decision about something

Other hypernyms of govern include determine, make up one's mind.

govern (verb)	decide (verb)
exercise authority over; as of nations	reach, make, or come to a decision about something
direct or strongly influence the behavior of	bring to an end; settle conclusively
bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations	cause to decide
require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood	influence or determine