governance

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noun

1. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
- he claims that the present administration is corrupt
- the governance of an association is responsible to its members
- he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment
• Syn:
administration, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation
• Derivationally related forms:
organise (for: organisation), organize (for: organization), administer (for: administration)
• Hypernyms:
body
• Hyponyms:
Curia, top brass, executive, judiciary, bench,
county council, government officials, officialdom, management
• Part Holonyms:
government, authorities, regime
• Member Meronyms:
advisory board, planning board
• Part Meronyms:
hierarchy, power structure, pecking order
2. the act of governing;
exercising authority
- regulations for the governing of state prisons
- he had considerable experience of government
• Syn:
government, governing, government activity, administration
• Derivationally related forms:
govern, govern (for: governing), 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

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  government, governing, government activity, administration, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation