GOVERNING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of governing
   • exercising authority
   Synonym(s)
   • governance (what does governance mean?)
   • government (what does government mean?)
   • government activity (what does government activity mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • regulations for the governing of state prisons
   • he had considerable experience of government
   Hypernyms(s) governing is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • social control (what does social control mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • misgovernment (what does misgovernment mean?)
   • misrule (what does misrule mean?)
   • legislation (what does legislation mean?)
   • legislating (what does legislating mean?)
   • lawmaking (what does lawmaking mean?)
   • trust busting (what does trust busting mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • govern (what does govern mean?)
   • rule (what does rule mean?)
   • govern (what does govern mean?)
   • rule (what does rule mean?)
   • govern (what does govern mean?)

GOVERNING as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws
   Usage Example(s)
   • governing bodies
   Similar To
   • dominant (what does dominant mean?)