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G0208500 (gŭv′ərn)v. gov·erned, gov·ern·ing, gov·erns v.tr.1. To make and administer the public policy and affairs of (a state, for example); exercise sovereign authority over.2. To control the speed or magnitude of; regulate: a valve that governs fuel intake.3. To control the actions or behavior of: Govern yourselves like civilized people.4. To keep under control; restrain: a student who could not govern his impulses.5. To exercise a deciding or determining influence on: Chance usually governs the outcome of the game.6. Grammar To require (a specific morphological form) of accompanying words.v.intr.1. To exercise political authority.2. To have or exercise a determining influence.

[Middle English governen, from Old French governer, from Latin gubernāre, from Greek kubernān.]

gov′ern·a·ble adj.

governing

(ˈɡʌvənɪŋ) adj (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) having the power to direct and control the actions, affairs, policies, functions, etc, of a political unit, organization, nation, etc; rule

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Noun	1.	governing - the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"government activity, governance, government, administrationland reform - a redistribution of agricultural land (especially by government action)squandermania - prodigious squandering (usually by a government)price-fixing - control (by agreement among producers or by government) of the price of a commodity in interstate commercesocial control - control exerted (actively or passively) by group actionmisgovernment, misrule - government that is inefficient or dishonestlawmaking, legislating, legislation - the act of making or enacting lawstrust busting - (law) government activities seeking to dissolve corporate trusts and monopolies (especially under the United States antitrust laws)devolvement, devolution - the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)destabilisation, destabilization - the action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy)protest march - occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a licensegovernment - (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed; "tyrannical government"political science, politics, government - the study of government of states and other political unitspaternalism - the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own goodmanifesto, pronunciamento - a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)authorities, government, regime - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"event planner - someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials)bounty, premium - payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the militaryzero coupon bond, zero-coupon bond - a bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond; the commonest form of zero-coupon securityoffice, power - (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power; "being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"; "during his first year in office"; "during his first year in power"; "the power of the president"anarchy, lawlessness - a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)federal - characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities; "a federal system like that of the United States"; "federal governments often evolved out of confederations"unitary - characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is held by one central authority; "a unitary as opposed to a federal form of government"
Adj.	1.	governing - responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws; "governing bodies"dominant - exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage"

governing

adjective ruling, controlling, commanding The league became the governing body for amateur fencing in the US.

governing

adjectiveExercising controlling power or influence:commanding, controlling, dominant, dominating, dominative, paramount, preponderant, regnant, reigning, ruling.

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adj ruling

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adj exercising controlling power or influence

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noun the act of governing

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adj responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws

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