"To run the country" means to be in charge or in control of managing and making decisions for a whole country.
Sentences with «to run the country»
Raising kids is not running a country with hundreds of different important issues that will affect more than a few kids under her control. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
For the most part voters feel that the SNP have done a good job of running the country. (blog.whatscotlandthinks.org)
That probably means running the country for at least a decade. (nextleft.org)