Meaning

5 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The process, or the power, of governing; government or administration.

    Regieren, Regierungsgewalt, Regierungsführung

    управле́ниеupravlénije

  2. (countable, uncountable)The specific system by which a political system is ruled.

    Regierungsform, Führungsstruktur

    управле́ниеupravlénije

  3. (countable, uncountable)The group of people who make up an administrative body.

    Führung, Staatsführung

    руково́дствоrukovódstvo

    the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something

  4. (countable, uncountable)The state of being governed.

  5. (countable, uncountable)Accountability for consistent, cohesive policies, processes and decision rights.

Examples

13 sentences
  1. Counterinstitutionalizations are reshaping traditional governance models.

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  2. Corporate governance and accountability are being strengthened.

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  3. Algeria's economy is suffering from poor governance.

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  4. Algerian citizens should be given a voice in local governance.

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  5. You've become a thought leader in the whole corporate-governance space.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring:
the group of people who make up an administrative body:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration; control and monitoring:
the specific system by which a political system is ruled:

Origin

From Middle English governaunce, from Old French gouvernance, governance, equivalent to go

From Middle English governaunce, from Old French gouvernance, governance, equivalent to govern + -ance.

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Forms

plural: governances

Synonyms

11 synonyms
administration, esp. over a country:administrationB1governmentA2managementB1statism
Close in meaning

Word family

10 related words

See also

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