governance

Noun

Meaning

Exercise of authority; control; government; arrangement.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

administration government management governing control rule direction organization leadership establishment regulation guidance brass supervision stewardship
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Antonyms

lack caper ban inability rejection refusal
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Hypernyms

body social control

Hyponyms

curia judiciary management legislation executive bench

Related terms

cybernetics

Phrases with the word

effective governance more self-governance colonial governance increased self-governance higher degree of self-governance governance system

Anagrams

Congrevean

Examples

Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure. It is for them alone to point out what we ought to do, as well as to determine what we shall do. Jeremy Bentham

Some people think that being in government for a long time is a bad thing. But the more you stay, the more you learn. I am now an expert in governance. Yoweri Museveni

If states themselves are less able to handle various responsibilities, this leaves open the possibility of the emergence of some form of global governance to fill the void. George Ritzer

Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance. Kofi Annan

The real mechanism for corporate governance is the active involvement of the owners. Louis V. Gerstner

Wrong laws make short governance. Romanian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

governail governal Governale governance board governance committee governance model