make up one's mind vs govern

govern vs make up one's mind

make up one's mind and govern both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
make up one's mind	No	No	Yes	No
govern	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, govern is a hyponym of make up one's mind; that is, govern is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than make up one's mind:

make up one's mind: reach, make, or come to a decision about something
govern: bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations

Other hyponyms of make up one's mind include measure, measure out, mensurate, choose, pick out, select, take, will, seal, purpose, resolve, decree, rule, orient, orientate, adjudicate, judge, try, order, regularise, regularize, regulate.

make up one's mind (verb)	govern (verb)
reach, make, or come to a decision about something	exercise authority over; as of nations
	direct or strongly influence the behavior of
	bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
	require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood

Difference between make up one's mind and govern

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