Governance

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act, process, or power of governing; government: "Regaining a sense of the state is thus an absolute priority, not only for an effective policy against . . . terrorism, but also for governance itself” ( Moorhead Kennedy).
  • n. The state of being governed.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The process, or the power, of governing; government or administration.
  • n. The specific system by which a political system is ruled.
  • n. The group of people who make up an administrative body.
  • n. The state of being governed.
  • n. Accountability for consistent, cohesive policies, processes and decision rights.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Exercise of authority; control; government; arrangement.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Government; exercise of authority; direction; control; management.
  • n. Behavior; manners.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the act of governing; exercising authority
  • n. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
    • Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    control    government    arrangement   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    decision-making    accountability    leadership    bureaucracy    coördination   
     
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