governable
pronunciation
How to pronounce governable in British English:
UK ['gʌvənəbl]
How to pronounce governable in American English:
US ['gʌvənəbəl]
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- Adjective:
- capable of being controlled
Word Origin
- governable (adj.)
- 1640s, from govern + -able.
Example
- 1. In fact , the spokesman 's desperate hyperbole reveals the truth of the matter : mr jonathan is taking over the leadership of one of the world 's least governable countries in the least promising circumstances .
- 2. And he could get mr karzai and pakistan to show that they mean to make afghanistan governable .
- 3. America is a better country in many ways than it was 35 years ago , but our political system 's ability to deal with real problems has been degraded to such an extent that I sometimes wonder whether the country is still governable .
- 4. The fact is that one of our two great political parties has made it clear that it has no interest in making america governable , unless it 's doing the governing .
- 5. Mali is one of those barely governable countries which almost nobody except its hapless inhabitants much worries about , until disaster suddenly looms , threatening to spread poison beyond its borders .