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| NOUN | 1 | governance, administration, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation | The persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something |
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| 2 | governance, government, governing, government activity | The act of governing |
| Sounds | gah'vernahns |
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| Rhymes | abeyance, abhorrence, absence, and 264 more rhymes in ahns... |
| Meaning | The persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something. |
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| Examples | "the governance of an association is responsible to its members" |
| Synonyms | administration, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation |
| Part of | government, authorities, regime |
| Members | advisory board, planning board |
| Parts | hierarchy, power structure, pecking order |
| Broader | body |
| Narrower | Curia; top brass; executive; judiciary, bench; county council; government officials, officialdom; management |
| Meaning | The act of governing. Exercising authority. |
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| Synonyms | government, governing, government activity |
| Category of | progressive, reformist, reform-minded; allegiant; federal; unitary; minimalist; land reform; squandermania; price-fixing; devolution, devolvement; destabilization, destabilisation; protest march; government; politics, political science, government; paternalism; manifesto, pronunciamento; government, authorities, regime; event planner; bounty, premium; zero coupon bond, zero-coupon bond; office, power; anarchy, lawlessness |
| Broader | social control |
| Narrower | misgovernment, misrule; legislation, legislating, lawmaking; trust busting |
| Verbs | govern |
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