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单词 governance
释义

governance

noun

gov·​er·​nance ˈgə-vər-nən(t)s How to pronounce governance (audio)
plural governances
: the act or process of governing or overseeing the control and direction of something (such as a country or an organization) : government
a centralized system of governance
the challenges of national governance
… the governance of amateur sport in America … P. S. Wood
… three years before he died, [Lionel] Trilling pressed the point that the way a nation thinks determines in the end the quality of its governance. Benjamin DeMott
Enron, and the corporate disasters that followed, forced many companies to get serious about governance. Louis Lavelle
Theirs was the perennial problem of quick-witted subjects under the governance of dull-witted administrators. Declan Kiberd
Michael Dukakis, at the 1988 Democratic convention, said governance was about competence, not ideology. He got it half right: Competence is important to governance, but ideology is critical … U.S. News & World Report

Synonyms

  • administration
  • authority
  • government
  • jurisdiction
  • regime
  • régime
  • regimen
  • rule
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Example Sentences

They have very different approaches to the governance of the city. after World War II, the four Allied nations shared the governance of the territory of postwar Germany under the Allied Control Council
Recent Examples on the Web Leaders of the synod have said that dealing with the abuse crisis requires rethinking teaching and practice in areas that include church governance, priestly celibacy, sexuality and the ordination of women. Francis X. Rocca, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 Nearly no one interviewed for this story, in any context, believes the NCAA’s top-down governance of college sports will continue unchanged and indefinitely. Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Sep. 2022 The shareholder proposal asks Mastercard and American Express for reports on governance of MCC standards and the disclosure and justification for their position on any application to create an MCC code for gun and ammunition stores. Martin Z. Braun, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2022 An entire ecosystem of product categories, such as orchestration, data ingestion, transformation, governance, observability, analytics, etc., have mushroomed. Sanjeev Mohan, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 The release said meeting topics would include trade, security, public health, climate change, human rights and democratic governance. Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 31 July 2022 Their rabble rousing and demonizing style of politics had seemed to be in retreat after the pandemic and its economic fallout put a high premium on the competent governance personified by Mr. Draghi. New York Times, 21 July 2022 Their rabble-rousing and demonizing style of politics had seemed to be in retreat after the pandemic and its economic fallout put a high premium on the competent governance personified by Draghi. Jason Horowitz, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2022 In 2020, the academy announced a new initiative, Aperture 2025, geared at further increasing representation in the organization’s governance, membership and workplace culture as well as instituting new inclusion standards for Oscars eligibility. Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

see govern

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

governance

noun

1
as in government
lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation) after World War II, the four Allied nations shared the governance of the territory of postwar Germany under the Allied Control Council

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • government
  • administration
  • rule
  • regime
  • sovereignty
  • leadership
  • jurisdiction
  • dictatorship
  • authority
  • power
  • management
  • reign
  • regimen
  • tyranny
  • regulation
  • domination
  • oppression
  • dominion
  • régime
  • supremacy
  • autocracy
  • hegemony
  • supervision
  • subjugation
  • sway
  • superintendence
  • sovranty
  • direction
  • command
  • mastery
2
as in management
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something while a financial advisor can be helpful, the governance of your family finances ultimately rests with you

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • management
  • administration
  • stewardship
  • government
  • control
  • operation
  • oversight
  • handling
  • supervision
  • direction
  • leadership
  • regulation
  • presidency
  • guidance
  • conduct
  • running
  • superintendency
  • superintendence
  • care
  • charge
  • intendance
  • custody
  • rulership
  • protection
  • agency
  • logistics
  • engineering
  • guardianship
  • generalship
  • manipulation
  • trust
  • keeping
  • safekeeping
  • ward
  • tutelage
  • comanagement
  • aegis
  • machination
  • lap
  • codirection
  • coadministration
  • egis
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