adj. Capable of being governed or subjected to authority; amenable to law or rule; controllable; manageable; obedient.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Capable of being governed, or subjected to authority; controllable; manageable; obedient.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Capable of being governed or subjected to authority; controllable; manageable; amenable to law or rule.
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adj. capable of being controlled
Word Usage
"You are absolutely correct that Giuliani has conflated various crime and/or correction department data to exaggerate any role Kerik had in making NYC "governable" in his 15 months as police commissioner."