The phrase "already govern" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a situation where something is currently being managed or controlled, often implying that it has been in place for some time.
Example: "The policies we implemented last year already govern our current operations."
Alternatives: "currently manage" or "already oversee".
Seen that way, the Cooper Hewitt curators are simply pointing out the realigned priorities that already govern our ever-expanding world of things.
For instance, they could be subjected to obligations similar to the ones that already govern the cable industry's use of consumer data.
Syndrome's ultimate goal is not so much to rule the world as to force the rules that already govern it to their logical conclusion.
The CDU and the Greens already govern jointly in two small states, in Hamburg by themselves and in Saarland as part of a "Jamaica coalition" (named for the colours of the country's flag) that includes the FDP.
Such negative imagery has no basis in scientific reality, and does not take into consideration that some of the most stringent requirements for safety already govern the approval of new therapeutic and diagnostic products.
City correction officials said yesterday that the measures would help increase security in the jails while also cutting costs and bringing city facilities into line with the standards that already govern state and federal jails.
It is not yet clear how the military government will apply its new declaration — a council of officers has already governed for seven months in suspension of the Constitution, obviating the right to a fair trial, and it has previously warned with little effect of its intolerance of disruptive protests.
But the Social Democrats, already governing without a majority in parliament, will have even fewer seats.
The SPD already governs with the relatively pragmatic eastern wing of the Left Party in Berlin.
After all, Labour and the Liberal Democrats have already governed successfully together in Scotland.
A system similar to this already governs state corporate taxes in America.
