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gov·ern
(gŭv′ərn)v. gov·erned, gov·ern·ing, gov·erns
v.tr.
1. To make and administer the public policy and affairs of (a state, for example); exercise sovereign authority over.
2. To control the speed or magnitude of; regulate: a valve that governs fuel intake.
3. To control the actions or behavior of: Govern yourselves like civilized people.
4. To keep under control; restrain: a student who could not govern his impulses.
5. To exercise a deciding or determining influence on: Chance usually governs the outcome of the game.
6. Grammar To require (a specific morphological form) of accompanying words.
v.intr.
1. To exercise political authority.
2. To have or exercise a determining influence.
[Middle English governen, from Old French governer, from Latin gubernāre, from Greek kubernān.]
gov′ern·a·ble adj.
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governing
(ˈɡʌvənɪŋ)adj
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) having the power to direct and control the actions, affairs, policies, functions, etc, of a political unit, organization, nation, etc; rule
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| Noun | 1. | governing - the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government" land 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 commerce social control - control exerted (actively or passively) by group action misgovernment, misrule - government that is inefficient or dishonest trust 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 license government - (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 units paternalism - the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good manifesto, 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 military zero 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 security office, 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" |
| Adj. | 1. | governing - responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws; "governing bodies" dominant - exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage" |
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governing
adjective ruling, controlling, commanding The league became the governing body for amateur fencing in the US.
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governing
adjectiveExercising controlling power or influence:
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governing
[ˈgʌvərnɪŋ] adj [party] → au pouvoir, au gouvernementgoverning body n [sport] → comité m directeur; [professional association] → conseil m d'administration; [school] → conseil m d'établissement; [university] → conseil m d'universitéCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
governing
n (of country) → Regierung f; (of town, province etc) → Verwaltung f
adj
(Pol) coalition → regierend
(Admin) committee → leitend; governing authority → Regierungsbehörde f; the governing class → die herrschende Klasse; governing council/board → Vorstand m; the governing party → die Regierungspartei
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