单词 | governableness |
释义 | governablenessn. The quality of being governable; esp. susceptibility to control, tractableness, amenability. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [noun] > controllability or governability governableness1681 controllability1831 governability1858 1681 H. Dodwell Reply Mr. Baxter's Pretended Confut. ii. 140 The governableness of the same multitude by an Ecclesiastical. 1735 W. Pardon Dyche's New Gen. Eng. Dict. Tameness, Gentleness, Governableness, Submissiveness, &c. 1853 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice II. App. xii. 393 By its perfect governableness it [sc. oil-colour] permits the utmost possible fulness and subtlety in the harmonies of colour. 1876 K. O'Meara Frederic Ozanam 267 He was a confirmed optimist in his estimate of the goodness and governableness of mankind in general. 1905 Hearings before Secretary of War 12 The political condition of a country principally depends on the degree of governableness of its people. 1993 G. Barkan tr. L. Golbert & E. Tenti in R. Infante Social Debt vi. 212 The governableness of these systems is becoming increasingly unfeasible. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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