governing
/'gʌvəniɳ/
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Definition
Adjective:
- Having the authority to control, direct, or administer: Describes a person, group, or body that is responsible for making and enforcing rules, laws, or policies.
- Dominant, prevailing: Describes a principle, idea, or factor that is the most influential or controlling in a particular situation.
Noun:
- The act or process of governing: The exercise of authority, control, or administration over a state, organization, or system.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- The governing party proposed new economic policies. (The party in power proposed new economic policies.)
- The governing principle of the organization is transparency. (The dominant principle of the organization is transparency.)
Noun:
- The governing of a large country is a complex task. (The act of ruling a large country is a complex task.)
- He studied the theories of state governing. (He studied the theories of state administration.)
Advanced Usage
- "Governing body": The group of people who are responsible for controlling and managing an institution, organization, or state.
- The university's governing body approved the new curriculum.
- "Governing law": The system of law that applies to and controls a contract or legal dispute.
- The contract specifies English law as the governing law.
Variants and Related Words
- Govern (verb): To conduct the policy, actions, and affairs of a state, organization, or people.
- Elected officials govern the country.
- Government (noun): The group of people with the authority to govern a country or state; the system by which a state or community is governed.
- The government announced a new initiative.
- Governance (noun): The action or manner of governing.
- The company is praised for its good governance.
- Governor (noun): The elected executive head of a state; a member of a governing body.
- The governor will give a speech tonight.
Synonyms
- Adjective: Ruling, controlling, commanding, dominant, prevailing, administrative.
- Noun: Administration, rule, control, leadership, direction, regulation.
Related Phrases
- Self-governing: Having the right or power of self-government; autonomous.
- The island is a self-governing territory.
- Governing board: A board of directors or trustees responsible for the governance of an institution.
- The school's governing board meets monthly.
Adjective
- responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws
- governing bodies
Noun
- the act of governing; exercising authority
- regulations for the governing of state prisons
- he had considerable experience of government