governance

[guhv-er-nuhns] / ˈgʌv ər nəns /

NOUN

government

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administration control law politics

STRONG

authority bureaucracy command direction domination dominion empire execution executive guidance influence jurisdiction ministry patronage polity power

WEAK

political practice powers that be predominanc

Antonyms

STRONG

impotence incapacity opposition surrender weakness yielding

Example Sentences

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If there is something I can’t accommodate within those governances, they will be dealt with.

From The Guardian • Sep. 2, 2015

We will have absolutely pristine corporate governances around everything I’ve done and everything I’ll do,” he says.

From The Guardian • Sep. 2, 2015

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