'Governance' definitions:
Definition of 'governance'
(from WordNet)
noun
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" [syn: administration, governance, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation]
noun
The act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government" [syn: government, governing, governance, government activity, administration]
Definition of 'Governance'
From: GCIDE
- Governance \Gov"ern*ance\, n. [F. gouvernance.] Exercise of authority; control; government; arrangement. --Chaucer. --J. H. Newman. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Governance'
- Govern,
- Governability,
- Governable,
- Governableness,
- Governal,
- Governed,
- Governing,
- Government,
- governments,
- Paternal government,
- Petticoat government,
- federal government,
- form of government,
- governing board,
- governing body,
- government activity,
- government agency,
- government agent,
- government bond,
- government building,
- government department,
- government income,
- government issue,
- government man,
- government minister,
- government note,
- government of god,
- government office,
- government officials,
- government revenue,
- government security,
- local government,
- military government,
- municipal government,
- puppet government,
- state government,
- u.s. government,
- us government,
- Self-government,
- department of local government,
- department of the federal government,
- government accounting office,
- government printing office,
- government-in-exile,
- rule-governed,
- self-governing,
- united states government,
- us government printing office,
- united states government accounting office,
- united states government printing office