- present participle of govern.
governing
Example Sentences
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A member of LAHSA’s governing commission predicted it in an August LinkedIn post.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
The simulations incorporated the measured properties of the star and its companion, along with the physical equations governing orbital motion.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin will stand for a fourth term as head of European football's governing body.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Kiesewetter agreed, saying the proposed legislation should be flanked by binding rules governing the private sector activities of former senior civil servants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
During the war with Britain, representatives of the colonies that were seeking independence created a governing document they called the Articles of Confederation.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
