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as an adjective: - 1
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governing
noun
1 governing
The act of governing; exercising authority:
— Regulations for the governing of state prisons.
synonyms: administration, governance, government, government activity.
Dutch: beleid, bestuur, gouvernement, politiek, regering
Polish: włodarzenie, władanie, trzymanie steru (rządów), panowanie, dzierżenie steru (rządów), rządzenie, sprawowanie rządów
adjective
1 governing
Responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws.
Roget 737a:
regal,
sovereign,
governing;
royal,
royalist;
monarchical,
kingly;
imperial,
imperiatorial†;
princely;
feudal;
aristocratic,
autocratic;
oligarchic
etc.
n.;
republican,
dynastic.
ruling
etc.
v.;
regnant,
gubernatorial;
imperious;
authoritative,
executive,
administrative,
clothed with authority,
official,
departmental,
ex officio,
imperative,
peremptory,
overruling,
absolute;
hegemonic,
hegemonical†;
authorized
etc.
(due)
924.
[pertaining to property owned by government]
government,
public;
national,
federal;
his majesty's [Brit.],
her majesty's;
state,
county,
city,
etc.
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