governance

gov·er·nance

G0208700 (gŭv′ər-nəns)n. The action, manner, or power of governing: principles of good governance.

governance

(ˈɡʌvənəns) n1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) government, control, or authority2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the action, manner, or system of governing

gov•ern•ance

(ˈgʌv ər nəns)

n. 1. government; exercise of authority; control. 2. a method or system of government or management. [1325–75; Middle English < Old French < Medieval Latin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	governance - the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "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"governing body, organisation, administration, brass, establishment, organizationbody - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body"authorities, government, regime - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"Curia - (Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman Catholic Churchtop brass - the most important persons in a governing bodyexecutive - persons who administer the lawjudiciary, bench - persons who administer justicecounty council - the elected governing body of a countygovernment officials, officialdom - people elected or appointed to administer a governmentpecking order, power structure, hierarchy - the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative bodymanagement - those in charge of running a businessadvisory board, planning board - a board appointed to advise the chief administrator
	2.	governance - the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"governing, government activity, government, administrationland reform - a redistribution of agricultural land (especially by government action)squandermania - prodigious squandering (usually by a government)price-fixing - control (by agreement among producers or by government) of the price of a commodity in interstate commercesocial control - control exerted (actively or passively) by group actionmisgovernment, misrule - government that is inefficient or dishonestlawmaking, legislating, legislation - the act of making or enacting lawstrust busting - (law) government activities seeking to dissolve corporate trusts and monopolies (especially under the United States antitrust laws)devolvement, devolution - the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)destabilisation, destabilization - the action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy)protest march - occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a licensegovernment - (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed; "tyrannical government"political science, politics, government - the study of government of states and other political unitspaternalism - the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own goodmanifesto, pronunciamento - a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)authorities, government, regime - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"event planner - someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials)bounty, premium - payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the militaryzero coupon bond, zero-coupon bond - a bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond; the commonest form of zero-coupon securityoffice, power - (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power; "being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"; "during his first year in office"; "during his first year in power"; "the power of the president"anarchy, lawlessness - a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)federal - characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities; "a federal system like that of the United States"; "federal governments often evolved out of confederations"unitary - characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is held by one central authority; "a unitary as opposed to a federal form of government"

governance

noun rule, government, authority, administration, sovereignty, dominion, polity A fundamental change in the governance of the country is the key to all other changes.

governance

noun1. The continuous exercise of authority over a political unit:administration, control, direction, government, rule.2. A system by which a political unit is controlled:government, regime, rule.

Translations

administrationcommandementgérancegestiongouvernement