Synonyms of the word governance


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governance

  • n. The process, or the power, of governing; government or administration.
  • n. The specific system by which a political system is ruled.
  • n. The group of people who make up an administrative body.
  • n. The state of being governed.
  • n. (management) Accountability for consistent, cohesive policies, processes and decision rights.

administration

  • n. (uncountable) The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties…
  • n. (countable) A body that administers; the executive part of government; the persons collectively who are…
  • n. (uncountable) The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation.
  • n. (uncountable, business) Management.
  • n. (uncountable, law, Britain) An arrangement whereby an insolvent company can continue trading under supervision.

body

  • n. Physical frame.
  • n. Main section.
  • n. Coherent group.
  • n. Material entity.
  • n. (printing) The shank of a type, or the depth of the shank (by which the size is indicated).
  • n. (geometry) A three-dimensional object, such as a cube or cone.
  • v. To give body or shape to something.
  • v. To construct the bodywork of a car.
  • v. (transitive) To embody.

brass

  • n. (uncountable) A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications.
  • n. (countable, music) A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations…
  • n. Spent shell casings (usually made of brass); the part of the cartridge left over after bullets have been…
  • n. (uncountable) The colour of brass.
  • n. (uncountable, used as a singular or plural noun, military, metonymically) High-ranking officers.
  • n. (uncountable, informal) A brave or foolhardy attitude.
  • n. (slang, dated) Money.
  • n. Inferior composition.
  • adj. Made of brass, of or pertaining to brass.
  • adj. Of the colour of brass.
  • adj. (informal) Impertinent, bold: brazen.
  • adj. (slang) Bad, annoying; as wordplay applied especially to brass instruments.
  • adj. Of inferior composition.
  • v. to coat with brass.
  • n. (uncountable, slang) Brass in pocket; money.
  • n. (countable, slang) A brass nail; a prostitute.
  • adj. (slang) Brass monkey; cold.

establishment

  • n. The act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.
  • n. The state of being established, founded, etc.; fixed state.
  • n. That which is established; as a form of government, a permanent organization, business or force, or the…
  • n. (slang) The establishment: the ruling class or authority group in a society; especially, an entrenched…

governing

  • v. present participle of govern.

government

  • n. The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
  • n. (grammar, linguistics) The relationship between a word and its dependents.
  • n. A group of people who hold a monopoly on the legitimate use of force in a given territory.
  • n. The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.
  • n. (uncountable) The management or control of a system.
  • n. The tenure of a chief of state.

organisation

  • n. British spelling standard spelling of organization.

organization

  • n. (uncountable) The quality of being organized.
  • n. (uncountable) The way in which something is organized, such as a book or an article.
  • n. (countable) A group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules.
  • n. (countable) A group of people consciously cooperating.
  • n. (baseball) A major league club and all its farm teams.

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