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governing

ADJECTIVE

commanding

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administrative dominant guiding ruling

STRONG

absolute ascendant conducting controlling determining directing dominating executive mastering ordering overseeing restraining superintending

WEAK

authoritative gubernatorial influential magisterial presidential regulatory supervisory supreme

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inferior subordinate

WEAK

powerless tributary

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After speaking to the US authorities, world governing body Fifa said Artan will miss the tournament.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Embassy officials also called on Fifa, football's world governing body, to intervene on the visa row.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The Fédération Equestre Internationale, the governing body for Olympic horse sports, banned clones from competition in 2007.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Stadium workers have also expressed concerns about being forced to share their personal information with FIFA, football's world governing body, to get World Cup accreditation -- amid fears that data will be shared with ICE.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

The governing family of our region, the Capital Valley, is House Welle, though I’ve never seen Governor Welle in my life.

From "Red Queen" by Victoria Aveyard

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