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The process, or the power, of governing; government or administration.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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The specific system by which a political system is ruled.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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The group of people who make up an administrative body.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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The state of being governed.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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Accountability for consistent, cohesive policies, processes and decision rights.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: management
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the act of governing; exercising authority
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
regulations for the governing of state prisons he had considerable experience of government
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: government, governing, government activity, administration
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: social control
Narrower terms: misgovernment, misrule, legislation, legislating, lawmaking, trust busting
the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he claims that the present administration is corrupt the governance of an association is responsible to its members he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: administration, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: body
Narrower terms: Curia, top brass, executive, judiciary, bench, county council, government officials, officialdom, management
From Middle English governaunce, from Old French gouvernance, governance, equivalent to govern + -ance.
Across languages
Translations 81 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian :
управление
(upravlenie)
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Catalan :
governança
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Chinese Mandarin :
統治 /统治
(tǒngzhì)
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Chinese Mandarin :
治理
(zhìlǐ)
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Chinese Mandarin :
統治權 /统治权
(tǒngzhìquán)
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Chinese Mandarin :
政府
(zhèngfǔ)
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Czech :
správa (věcí veřejných)
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Czech :
vládnutí
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Dutch :
bestuur
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Finnish :
hallinto
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Finnish :
hallitseminen
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Finnish :
johto
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Finnish :
johtaminen
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
French :
gouvernance
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Galician :
gobernanza
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
German :
Regieren
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
German :
Regierungsgewalt
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
German :
Regierungsführung
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
German :
Führung
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
German :
Staatsführung
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
German :
Herrschen
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
German :
Herrschaft
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
German :
Regentschaft
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
German :
Lenkung
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
German :
Staatslenkung
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
German :
Amtsführung
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
German :
Unternehmensführung
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Hungarian :
kormányzás
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Hungarian :
irányítás
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Hungarian :
vezetés
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Indonesian :
pemerintahan
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Indonesian :
tata kelola
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Italian :
governo
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Italian :
amministrazione
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Latin :
regimen
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Macedonian :
владеење
(vladeenje)
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Malay :
governans
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Malayalam :
ഭരണനിർവ്വഹണം
(bharaṇaniṟvvahaṇaṁ)
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Malayalam :
ഭരണം
(bharaṇaṁ)
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Māori :
mana whakahaere
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Middle English :
governaunce
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Mongolian :
засаг
(zasag)
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Portuguese :
governança
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Romanian :
guvernare
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Russian :
управле́ние
(upravlénije)
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Serbo-Croatian :
upravljanje
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Serbo-Croatian :
guverniranje
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Slovak :
riadenie
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Slovak :
vedenie
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Slovak :
smerovanie
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Spanish :
gobernanza
— the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring
Bulgarian :
режим
(režim)
— the specific system by which a political system is ruled
Chinese Mandarin :
統治制度 /统治制度
(tǒngzhì zhìdù)
— the specific system by which a political system is ruled
Chinese Mandarin :
治理體系 /治理体系
(zhìlǐ tǐxì)
— the specific system by which a political system is ruled
Finnish :
hallintojärjestelmä
— the specific system by which a political system is ruled
Finnish :
hallinto
— the specific system by which a political system is ruled
German :
Regierungsform
— the specific system by which a political system is ruled
German :
Führungsstruktur
— the specific system by which a political system is ruled
Italian :
governo
— the specific system by which a political system is ruled
Russian :
управле́ние
(upravlénije)
— the specific system by which a political system is ruled
Serbo-Croatian :
režim
— the specific system by which a political system is ruled
Bulgarian :
ръководство
(rǎkovodstvo)
— the group of people who make up an administrative body
Chinese Mandarin :
政府部門 /政府部门
(zhèngfǔ bùmén)
— the group of people who make up an administrative body
Chinese Mandarin :
行政機構 /行政机构
(xíngzhèng jīgòu)
— the group of people who make up an administrative body
Finnish :
hallinto
— the group of people who make up an administrative body
Finnish :
johto
— the group of people who make up an administrative body
French :
direction
— the group of people who make up an administrative body
German :
Führung
— the group of people who make up an administrative body
German :
Staatsführung
— the group of people who make up an administrative body
Italian :
amministrazione
— the group of people who make up an administrative body
Malayalam :
ഭരണകൂടം
(bharaṇakūṭaṁ)
— the group of people who make up an administrative body
Russian :
руково́дство
(rukovódstvo)
— the group of people who make up an administrative body
Serbo-Croatian :
uprava
— the group of people who make up an administrative body
Serbo-Croatian :
rukovodstvo
— the group of people who make up an administrative body
Chinese Mandarin :
被統治 /被统治
(bèi tǒngzhì)
— the state of being governed
Finnish :
hallittuus
— the state of being governed
Italian :
gestione
— the state of being governed
Chinese Mandarin :
問責 /问责
(wènzé)
— accountability for consistent, cohesive policies, processes and decision rights
Chinese Mandarin :
治理
(zhìlǐ)
— accountability for consistent, cohesive policies, processes and decision rights
Finnish :
hallinto
— accountability for consistent, cohesive policies, processes and decision rights
Finnish :
hallinnointi
— accountability for consistent, cohesive policies, processes and decision rights
