governance

gov·er·nance  (gvr-nns)

n.

1. The act, process, or power of governing; government: "Regaining a sense of the state is thus an absolute priority, not only for an effective policy against . . . terrorism, but also for governance itself" Moorhead Kennedy.

2. The state of being governed.

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governance

Noun

government, control, or authority

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	governance - the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "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" governing body, organisation, administration, brass, establishment, organization body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body" authorities, government, regime - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities" Curia - (Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman Catholic Church top brass - the most important persons in a governing body executive - persons who administer the law judiciary, bench - persons who administer justice county council - the elected governing body of a county government officials, officialdom - people elected or appointed to administer a government pecking order, power structure, hierarchy - the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body management - those in charge of running a business advisory board, planning board - a board appointed to advise the chief administrator
	2.	governance - the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government" governing, government activity, government, administration land reform - a redistribution of agricultural land (especially by government action) squandermania - prodigious squandering (usually by a government) price-fixing - control (by agreement among producers or by government) of the price of a commodity in interstate commerce social control - control exerted (actively or passively) by group action misgovernment, misrule - government that is inefficient or dishonest lawmaking, legislating, legislation - the act of making or enacting laws trust busting - (law) government activities seeking to dissolve corporate trusts and monopolies (especially under the United States antitrust laws) devolvement, devolution - the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government) destabilisation, destabilization - the action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy) protest march - occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license government - (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed; "tyrannical government" political science, politics, government - the study of government of states and other political units paternalism - the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good manifesto, pronunciamento - a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government) authorities, government, regime - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities" event planner - someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials) bounty, premium - payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military zero coupon bond, zero-coupon bond - a bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond; the commonest form of zero-coupon security office, power - (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power; "being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"; "during his first year in office"; "during his first year in power"; "the power of the president" anarchy, lawlessness - a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government) federal - characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities; "a federal system like that of the United States"; "federal governments often evolved out of confederations" unitary - characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is held by one central authority; "a unitary as opposed to a federal form of government"