English noun: governance | |||
1. | governance (group) the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something | ||
Samples | He claims that the present administration is corrupt. The governance of an association is responsible to its members. He quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment. | ||
Synonyms | administration, brass, establishment, governing body, organisation, organization | ||
Broader (hypernym) | body | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bench, county council, Curia, executive, government officials, judiciary, management, officialdom, top brass | ||
Part holonym | hierarchy, pecking order, power structure | ||
Part meronym | authorities, government, regime | ||
Member holonym | advisory board, planning board | ||
2. | governance (act) the act of governing; exercising authority | ||
Samples | Regulations for the governing of state prisons. He had considerable experience of government. | ||
Synonyms | administration, governing, government, government activity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | social control | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | lawmaking, legislating, legislation, misgovernment, misrule, trust busting | ||
Domain category members | allegiant, anarchy, authorities, bounty, destabilisation, destabilization, devolution, devolvement, event planner, federal, government, government, government, land reform, lawlessness, manifesto, minimalist, office, paternalism, political science, politics, power, premium, price-fixing, progressive, pronunciamento, protest march, reform-minded, reformist, regime, squandermania, unitary, zero coupon bond, zero-coupon bond | ||