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单词 governing
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governingn.

Brit. /ˈɡʌvn̩ɪŋ/, /ˈɡʌvənɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɡəvərnɪŋ/
Forms: see govern v. and -ing suffix1; also 1600s governeing (Scottish).
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: govern v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < govern v. + -ing suffix1. Compare governance n. and earlier govern n.
1. The action of govern v. (in various senses); esp. the action of directing or controlling the actions and affairs of a people or place. Also: an instance of this (in quot. 1389: an administrative regulation).
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > rule or government > [noun] > action or act of
ruling?c1225
governingc1384
governancec1400
government?c1400
gubernationc1450
regence?1457
regencya1475
subjectionc1475
regimenc1485
administration1516
signorizing1588
ministry1700
c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 1 Cor. xii. 28 And sothli God puttide summe in the chirche, first apostlis,..aftirward graces of..helpingis, governaylis, or gouernyngis [L. gubernationes].
1389 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 116 (MED) Other fundacion no gouernynge is noughte in oure gilde.
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 7414 (MED) Saul was yeitt in sted o king, Bot he moght do na gouerning.
a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer Romaunt Rose (Hunterian) (1891) l. 7264 To such folk..Shulde princes and these lordis wise Take all[e] her londis and her thingis Bothe werre and pees in gouernyngis.
1508 Golagros & Gawane (Chepman & Myllar) sig. diiii Sen vourschipfull Wawane has wonnyn to your handis The senyory in gouernyng.
c1555 R. Maitland in J. Pinkerton Anc. Scot. Poems (1786) 276 Be wyse, and tentie, in thy governing.
1580 T. Forrest tr. Isocrates Perfite Looking Glasse f. 44v It shall be your dueties in like sort..to behaue your selues honorable, and commendable in the gouerning of my people.
1650 Memorandums Conferences Brethren 21 The Supreme Law-making and governing power, is neither in the King nor House of Lords; but in the representatives of the Commons.
1669 J. Milton Accedence 44 Governing, whereby one part of Speech is govern'd by another.
1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Politician, one that understands the Art of Governing, or judges of it according to the Parts he has acquired.
1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies II. xxxiii. 10 His Term of governing was very Short.
1733 Dugdale & P. Shaw tr. B. Varenius et al. Compl. Syst. Gen. Geogr. II. iii. xxxv. 800 The governing of the Ship, which is called, in general, the Art of Navigation.
1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present iv. i. 327 The life of these men..was a valorous Governing.
a1882 D. G. Rossetti tr. H. von Auë Henry the Leper in Coll. Wks. (1886) II. 421 He was like a prince in his governing—In his wealth he was like a king.
1885 G. Meredith Diana of Crossways II. vi. 144 I think it was Mr. Redworth who compared the governing of the Irish to the management of a horse.
1975 Black World Nov. 32 The managers of the Communes also participate in the governing of the township.
1991 D. Halberstam Next Cent. ii. 42 He would not be the first brilliant leader of a revolution..who found himself unsuited to the task of governing.
2. Chiefly Scottish. Mode of action or behaviour; conduct. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > behaviour > [noun]
tightc888
workOE
laitsc1225
rule?c1225
guise1303
conditionsc1374
actiona1393
governancea1393
governailc1425
port?a1439
fashion1447
dressa1450
governinga1450
walkingc1450
abearing?1454
deport1474
behaving1482
dealing1484
guidinga1500
demeanoura1513
behaviour?1521
walk?1567
daps1582
courses1592
deportment1601
behave?1615
deportation1616
containment1619
conduct1673
haviour1752
daddyism1984
a1450 St. Edith (Faust.) (1883) l. 16 Egberte was þat kynges name, A douȝty knyȝt and of godde gouernynge, And a mon he was of ryȝt godde fame.
1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) vi. 383 He valde se his gouernyng, That hade the castell in keping.
a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 63 Be ȝe ane luvar, think ȝe nocht ȝe suld Be weill adwysit in ȝour gouerning?
1568 (a1500) Freiris Berwik 339 in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1930) IV. 271 For in hir hairt scho had ane persaving That he had knawin all hir govirning.
3. Scottish. Means of living; livelihood. Obsolete. rare.
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society > occupation and work > [noun] > regular occupation, trade, or profession > livelihood
lifeOE
foodOE
livelihoodc1300
livingc1330
ploughc1390
purchasec1475
daily bread1526
being1570
governing1572
shift1572
supportation1576
thrift1579
livelihead1590
thrive1592
breadwinnera1614
subsistence1644
gain1655
bread and butter1691
through-bearing1705
bread1719
bread ticket1801
daily1817
lifehood1823
rice bowl1853
crust1916
1572 (a1500) Taill of Rauf Coilȝear (1882) 447 Fairand ouir the feildis, fewell to fet.., Gangand with laidis, my gouerning to get.

Phrases

P1. under (a person's) governing: subject to (a person's) authority or control (obsolete). Also †to have in (a person's) governing and variants (obsolete).
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > rule or government > rule or govern [verb (intransitive)]
wieldOE
rixlec1175
rulea1382
governa1393
to have in (a person's) governinga1400
sway?1566
emperize1601
regularize1623
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 7402 Þe kyngdome to haue in gouernyng.
c1430 (c1386) G. Chaucer Legend Good Women (Cambr. Gg.4.27) (1879) l. 581 Tholome the kyng That al Egipt hadde in his gouernyng.
1508 Golagros & Gawane (Chepman & Myllar) sig. dii Ye ar gaderit in grosse..vndir my goouernyng [printed goduernyng].
1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. ix. sig. Ll7 And Troy againe out of her dust was reard, To sitt in second seat of soueraine king, Of all the world vnder her gouerning.
1631 W. Lisle Faire Æthiopian v. 74 His name was Mitranes, Lieutenant vnto Lord Orondates; That had all Ægypt in his gouerning. Vnder the mightie Babylonish King.
P2. to have the governing of (also †in): to have authority or control over. Now rare. [Originally after Middle French avoir le gouvernement de (late 14th cent. in the passage translated in quot. 1523, or earlier).]
ΚΠ
1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. clxxxvii. 221 The towne, wherof I haue the gouernynge [Fr. la ville dont j'ay le gouvernement].
1701 T. Tryon Merchant, Citizen & Country-man's Instructor iii. 15 The use and office of the Palate is to distinguish..which of these [tastes] have the Governing or Predominancy in the said Foods and Drinks.
1890 W. O'Brien When we were Boys xxi. 215 It seems to me everybody in this country is bankrupt or going to be, except you gentlemen who have the governing of it.
1923 W. C. Williams Spring & All 15 These men who have had the governing of the mob..resent the new order.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

governingadj.

Brit. /ˈɡʌvn̩ɪŋ/, /ˈɡʌvənɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɡəvərnɪŋ/
Forms: see govern v. and -ing suffix2.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: govern v., -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < govern v. + -ing suffix2.
That governs (in various senses of the verb).
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > rule or government > [adjective] > ruling or governing
regnantc1475
governing1534
ladylike1534
lording1548
ruling1561
signorizing1588
regent1613
swaying1625
regal1653
reigning1705
the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > syntax or word order > syntactic relations > [adjective] > relating to government
governing1534
rectional1933
1534 G. Joye tr. U. Zwingli Dauids Psalter sig. f. ivv Let thy chefe gouernynge free spirite strengthen & lede me [L. spiritu potenti confirma me].
1590 ‘Pasquil’ First Pt. Pasquils Apol. sig. D.3 They will haue some of theyr Elders to be gouerning and preaching Elders, to handle the word and the sword together.
1653 R. Saunders Physiognomie ii. 157 He will be somewhat covetous because of the governing Sign.
1670 A. Marvell Corr. cxlvii, in Wks. (1875) II. 326 The governing cabal are Buckingham, Lauderdale, Ashly, Orery, and Trevor.
1701 F. Atterbury Serm. House of Commons 26 God's Governing Providence; by which he holds the Ballance of Nations.
1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. iv. 269 Thus [they] were both invested in those Offices, to the no small displeasure of the Governing Party.
1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. iii. 58 Man is the acknowledged governing Animal upon the Earth.
1804 L. Murray Eng. Gram. (ed. 9) iv. 263 When a verb in the infinitive mood, follows its governing verb, [etc.].
1887 Daily News 30 May 5/1 M. Grévy..had most of the governing men..on his side.
1903 Amer. Law Reg. 51 289 Courts will not review the judgments..of the governing authorities of a religious organization.
1939 G. O. Nickalls & P. C. Mallam Rowing vii. 116 Weight is the governing factor which decides whether or not you are suitable for coxing.
1999 R. W. Kweit & M. G. Kweit People & Politics in Urban Amer. (ed. 2) i. 7 Other groups might want to become part of the governing coalition or to have an influence on the decisions it makes.

Compounds

governing body n. a group of people having formal responsibility for the direction and supervision of a group, institution, or field of activity, esp. a sport; cf. governor n. 1a.
ΚΠ
1772 L. Bagot Def. Subscr. XXXIX Articles 15 The Members of Convocation (who constitute the governing Body that presides over the whole University and makes Laws for it).
1829 Biblical Repertory 5 131 The first of these divisions, together with the ‘clerical and school counsellors’, constitutes the third governing body.
1880 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times lviii The Irish bishops were to lose their seats in the House of Lords. A synodal, or governing body, was to be elected from the clergy and laity of the Church.
1930 Second Conf. World Union Progressive Judaism 136 Your Governing Body..has had requests from South Africa,..Australia and Cuba, to help in organising groups of progressive Jews.
1991 Calif. Bicyclist Aug. 39/3 Pressure from the international governing body of amateur cycling.
2003 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 13 July (Parade) 10 Welcome to the world of big-time competitive eating, which has its own international governing body and a growing audience.
governing class n. = ruling class n.
ΘΚΠ
society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > [noun]
optimacy1579
aristocracy1651
great world1699
peerage1725
well-connected1788
governing class1795
patriciate1795
well-connected1831
caste1842
(the) salt of the earth1842
the leisured class(es1848
japonicadom1851
countyocracy1859
masterclass1861
proprietariat1872
four hundred1888
the Establishment1923
gratin1934
power élite1942
U1954
upper1955
topside1958
1795 Brit. Critic July 51 The physical force of the governing class, bears no proportion to that of the governed.
1857 Edinb. Rev. July The ‘easy’ classes will contrive to furnish the governing classes of the country.
1903 G. B. Shaw Man & Superman p. xxiv We know now that there is no hereditary ‘governing class’ any more than a hereditary hooliganism.
2004 M. R. R. Ossewaarde Tocqueville's Moral & Polit. Thought ii. 60 Tocqueville does not identify the bourgeoisie as a governing class because it does not have the passion to govern.

Derivatives

ˈgoverningly adv. rare
ΚΠ
1883 C. H. Parkhurst Blind Man's Creed iii. 35 We infer that somewhere some one mind has worked governingly on these forty musicians.
1999 R. Palmer & J. White in P. Larkin Jazz Writings (2005) 154 Williams offers a number of observations about rhythm..but these do not amount to governingly systematic ‘contentions’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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