1. governs with excessive control or authority; exercises too much governmental power or regulation
Usage: third-person singular present tense of 'overgoven'

Examples

• The administrator overgoverns the department, making decisions that should be left to individual teams.
• Critics argue that the federal government overgoverns local affairs.
• She overgoverns her children, leaving them little freedom to make their own choices.
• The board overgoverns the company's operations, stifling innovation and employee autonomy.
• When a leader overgoverns, employees often become disengaged and resentful.