noun
the act of governing; exercising authority
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regulations for the governing of state prisons
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he had considerable experience of government
• Syn: ↑government, ↑governance, ↑government activity, ↑administration
• Derivationally related forms: ↑govern (for: ↑governance), ↑govern, ↑govern (for: ↑government)
• Members of this Topic:
↑progressive, ↑reformist, ↑reform-minded, ↑allegiant, ↑federal, ↑unitary, ↑minimalist, ↑land reform, ↑squandermania, ↑price-fixing, ↑devolution, ↑devolvement, ↑destabilization, ↑destabilisation, ↑protest march, ↑government, ↑politics, ↑political science, ↑paternalism, ↑manifesto, ↑pronunciamento, ↑authorities, ↑regime, ↑event planner, ↑bounty, ↑premium, ↑zero coupon bond, ↑zero-coupon bond, ↑office, ↑power, ↑anarchy, ↑lawlessness
• Hypernyms: ↑social control
• Hyponyms: ↑misgovernment, ↑misrule, ↑legislation, ↑legislating, ↑lawmaking, ↑trust busting
adjective
responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws (Freq. 2)
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governing bodies
• Similar to: ↑dominant
Useful english dictionary. 2012.