Meaning of overgovern | Babel Free

Definitions

To govern with too much rigidity or precision.

ambitransitive

Examples

“In Europe, he says, we over-govern. The subjects of European governments would seem, according to his notion, to be brought into this world only to be licked and taxed.”

“He should not overgovern his neighbors and they should not overgovern him with countless laws calling for more clerks, more police and more rules and regulations and orders which few persons will obey.”

CEFR level