governance
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5.6
- noun
- /ˈɡʌvərnəns/
- Specialized
:
gobernanza
- Effective governance is crucial for ensuring that a country meets the needs of its citizens.
- good governance
- corporate governance
- governance structure
I'm concerned that our government's governance here is lacking.
- I'm concerned that our government's governance here is lacking.
- What if we extend the principle of governance by consent?
- So a move towards self governance but still maintaining some ties.
- And good governance should happen locally.
- And so it's, it's businesses fail because of governance failures.
- So you saw this draconian governance of the Taliban.
- And that is its own kind of governance failure.
- Of course, to play devil's advocate, global governance is centralized power.
- And thirdly, you want fairness through greater transparency on land governance, extractive industries, open data.
- Well, one of the great conflicts about the rule of law in governance comes up during the Civil War.
- It is, it is a collapse of governance.
- Some of them completely estranged from church doctrine or governance.
- Like this is just good governance logical.
- I, I really think they have a governance issue from within.
- The company becomes the rulership and governance of Babylon.
- And these are all things that current progressive governance cannot do efficiently.
- The weakness of Chicago's governance is significant in the history.
- They're loosening their governance laws in favor of founders.
Examples
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On June 10th, China issued its "white paper" on governance of the territory.
Academic text (2015) -
Bringing emerging countries into the governance of the international order will give it new life.
Academic text (2008) -
I, I really think they have a governance issue from within.
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But then are there models of governance or cities that you look at?
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So for me, the lesson that I learned is we need better governance to move forward.
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It's a system of global governance none of us voted for and none of us control.
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And good governance should happen locally.
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Without significant improvements in governance, economic growth will not take off or be sustainable.
Academic text (2008) -
At least in terms of basic concepts of governance, the planning was extensive.
Academic text (2013) -
And now, I entrust you all to the good governance of Miss Stewart.
Synonyms
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1.0
The way a country or community is run
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2.0
Control of a country by a person or group
658
2.7
People who run and make decisions for a company or organization
161
3.3
Managing and organizing the work of a government or organization
76
3.5
The act of controlling and directing a country, organization or group
Compounds
How Effective
- Specialized
83
5.6
1
7.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Governance comes from the old Latin verb gubernare, which means 'to steer' or 'to guide', and you can see the same idea in govern and governor. So governance is about the people, rules, and actions that 'steer' an organization or a country.