governance

Meanings

Plural: governances

Noun

• the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
  • "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"
• the act of governing; exercising authority
• The process, or the power, of governing; government or administration.
• The specific system by which a political system is ruled.
• The group of people who make up an administrative body.
• The state of being governed.
• Accountability for consistent, cohesive policies, processes and decision rights.

Synonyms

administration, brass, establishment, governing, governing body, government, government activity, management, organisation, organization, statism

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