governable

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They will be saying, in essence: No, this state isn't governable, and we like it just fine that way, thank you very much.

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  1. Capable of being governed or subjected to authority; controllable; manageable; amenable to law or rule. The causes of these effects remain unknown, so as not to be governable by human means. Bacon, Physical Fables, x., Expl. note. It [the storm] came on very fierce, and we kept right before the wind and sea, the wind still increasing: the ship was very governable and steered incomparably well. Dampier, Voyages, III., an. 1699. So little a while ago that face had moved with every change of sentiment, that pale mouth had spoken, that body had been all on fire with governable energies. R. L. Stevenson, Markheim.

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  • "People are asking if California is governable," Schwarzenegger said. —  SacBee -- Latest News
  • "People are asking if California is governable," he said. —  Top Stories - Google News
  • "People are asking if California is governable," Schwarzenegger told them. —  AroundTheCapitol.com
  • Lee said one need only look at South Dakota and the budget issues it's having to know that smaller doesn't necessarily mean more governable or more prosperous. —  Eureka Times Standard Most Viewed
  • Before it can set itself such ambitious goals, the expanded EU must first put its own house in order, so it can remain governable and develop the ability to act politically. —  signandsight.com
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