governing
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4.6
- adjective
- /ˈɡʌvərnɪŋ/
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gobernante
- Bremer created not an Iraqi Interim Authority, but an "Iraqi Governing Council" (IGC).
- Governing Board
- Governing Council
And therefore the laws governing it can't be only local.
- And therefore the laws governing it can't be only local.
- What is the key principle governing the social interaction?
- People looking for any kind of governing system or political philosophy that will cut that out.
- Imagine that the ethos of Harvard University became the governing ethos of the United States overnight.
- Now, you can say to yourself at that point, if you take a little pause, governing principle, you do have a choice here.
- But, and This is why I'm, you know, I'm tired of hearing this from our governing class.
- Communism as a governing template seems only to be getting started, which is haunting.
- It gives the US president sole authority to set the regulations governing the Office of Personnel Management, the HR department.
- So they're, they're, they're talking to governments, governing bodies saying let's not go down this path.
- Buses and trains and trams are all coordinated by a public transport governing body, which is called in German a Vecchairs Febund.
- We hope that that is a message that that the Muslim Brotherhood as a new governing body will hear and live by.
Examples
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The governing body is responsible for making important decisions about the organization.
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Communism as a governing template seems only to be getting started, which is haunting.
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Imagine that the ethos of Harvard University became the governing ethos of the United States overnight.
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As the United States, the United Nations, and the Iraqi Governing Council struggle to determine what form Iraq's next government should take, there is one question that, more than any other, may prove critical to the country's future: how to handle its vast oil wealth.
Academic text (2004) -
See Boddez Trebilcock, supra note 102, at 271, where the authors state that the Mexican government has recently introduced into Congress "an extensive Federal Act Governing Economic Competition."
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She was elected to the governing council, where she would help create new policies.
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The governing authorities announced new regulations to enhance public safety.
Synonyms
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6.1
Relating to official rules that control how something is done
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3.6
Relating to public bodies that run a country or city
In control of a country, organization, or group
Currently holding a title or position with real power
Having enough shares or power to make important company decisions
Antonyms
Compounds
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3.4
A group of people or organization that manages and sets rules for an institution
- Jargon
A system with no single leader that makes and enforces rules for a digital platform using code and token votes
How Authoritative
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Governing as an adjective comes from the same root gubernare, meaning 'to steer', giving the image of someone holding the wheel. That's why a governing body or official has the authority to guide decisions and make rules.