To act as a flagship for.
The most important one out of a related group.
The ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.
The ship regarded as most important out of a group, e.g. a nation's navy or company's fleet.
To exercise political authority; to run a government.
To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word; sometimes used synonymously with collocate.
To exercise a deciding or determining influence on.
To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.
To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate.
To have or exercise a determining influence.
The act of governing