Governing — synonyms, definition

1. governing (a)

ascendant common controlling executive first important managing master predominant ruling

2. governing (Adjective)

governing (Adjective) — Responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws. ex. "governing bodies"

3. governing (Noun)

administration governance government government activity

governing (Noun) — The act of governing; exercising authority. ex. "regulations for the governing of state prisons"

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4. governing (Verb)

ordering regularising regularizing regulating

governing (Verb) — Bring into conformity with rules, principles or usage; impose regulations. ex. "We cannot govern the way people dress"

governing (Verb) — Direct or strongly influence the behaviour of. ex. "His belief in God governs his conduct"

governing (Verb) — Exercise authority over; as of nations. ex. "Who is governing the country now?"

governing (Verb) — Require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood. ex. "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"

governing (Verb) — Determine; be able to change. ex. "rooms are equipped with air conditioning system to govern the temperature"

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