governing

Meanings

Noun

• the act of governing; exercising authority
  • "regulations for the governing of state prisons"

Verb

• bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
• direct or strongly influence the behavior of
• exercise authority over; as of nations
  • "Who is governing the country now?"
• require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood
• present participle and gerund of govern

Adjective Satellite

• responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws
  • "governing bodies"

Synonyms

administration, govern, governance, government, government activity, order, regularise, regularize, regulate, rule

Antonyms

deregulate