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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | governing | Responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws |
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| NOUN | 1 | governing, government, governance, government activity | The act of governing |
| Sounds | gah'vernihng |
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| Rhymes | abducting, abiding, abounding, and 2057 more rhymes in ihng... |
| Meaning | Responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws. |
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| Examples | "governing bodies" |
| Similar to | dominant |
| Meaning | The act of governing. Exercising authority. |
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| Examples | "regulations for the governing of state prisons" |
| Synonyms | government, governance, 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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