Need another word that means the same as “governing”? Find 4 synonyms and 30 related words for “governing” in this overview.
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The synonyms of “Governing” are: administration, governance, government, government activity
Governing as a Noun
Definitions of "Governing" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “governing” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- The act of governing; exercising authority.
Synonyms of "Governing" as a noun (4 Words)
administration | The term of office of a political leader or government. The inhabitants of the island voted to remain under French administration. |
governance | The action or manner of governing a state, organization, etc. A more responsive system of governance will be required. |
government | The study of government of states and other political units. The government s economic record. |
government activity | The organization that is the governing authority of a political unit. |
Usage Examples of "Governing" as a noun
- Regulations for the governing of state prisons.
Associations of "Governing" (30 Words)
administrate | Work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of. The cost of administrating VAT. |
administration | A method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group’s business affairs. Things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration. |
ascendancy | Occupation of a position of dominant power or influence. The ascendancy of good over evil. |
chairman | The permanent or long-term president of a committee, company, or other organization. The party chairman. |
dictatorial | Having or showing an autocratic manner. His mother in law was somewhat dictatorial. |
dominance | The predominance of one or more species in a plant or animal community. All had in conformity with the principle of dominance round seeds with yellow cotyledons. |
dominant | Denoting the predominant species in a plant or animal community. Red spruce is a dominant species in many types of forest. |
dominate | Look down on. The race was dominated by the 1998 champion. |
elective | Related to or working by means of election. Elective official. |
executive | An executive committee or other body within an organization. The chief executive. |
govern | Bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations. His belief in God governs his conduct. |
government | Government the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed. The government reduced taxes. |
governor | The representative of the British Crown in a colony or in a Commonwealth state that regards the monarch as head of state. The governor of the Bank of England. |
manage | Be the manager of a sports team or a performer. She managed a brave but unconvincing smile. |
manageable | Capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do. Her long hair was black wavy and manageable. |
mayor | (in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland) the head of a town, borough, or county council, elected by council members and generally having purely ceremonial duties. |
oligarchy | A country governed by an oligarchy. One of his cardinal convictions was that Britain was not run as a democracy but as an oligarchy. |
plutocracy | An elite or ruling class whose power derives from their wealth. No one can accept public policies which turn a democracy into a plutocracy. |
potentate | A ruler who is unconstrained by law. |
president | The head of certain colleges. The Irish president. |
regime | A coordinated programme for the promotion or restoration of health a regimen. Detention centres with a very tough physical regime. |
regulator | Any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc. A speed regulator. |
reign | Have sovereign power. He was helpless under the reign of his egotism. |
ruling | The reason for a court’s judgment (as opposed to the decision itself. The ruling coalition. |
sovereignty | Government free from external control. The sovereignty of Parliament. |
superintendence | The management or arrangement of an activity or organization; supervision. The school was under the superintendence of the nuns of the convent. |
supervision | Management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group. She let them work without supervision. |
tenure | Guaranteed permanent employment especially as a teacher or lecturer after a probationary period security of tenure. I had recently been tenured and then promoted to full professor. |
triumvirate | A group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority. A triumvirate of three executive vice presidents. |
tyrant | A tyrant flycatcher. The tyrant was deposed by popular demonstrations. |