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单词 governance
释义 gov·ern·ance
\ˈgəvə(r)nən(t)s\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English governaunce, from Middle French governance, from governer, gouverner to govern + -ance — more at govern
1. : the act or process of governing : government 2
 < the internal stresses and strains in the governance of a nation — V.O.Key >
 < intelligence … in the governance of men — Lewis Mumford >
2.
 a. : the office, power, or function of governing
  < invested with the governance of the kingdom >
 b. : controlling or directing influence : authority
  < she disliked whatever did not yield to her governance — Thomas Wolfe >
3. : the state of being governed
 < the colonies … passed through analogous stages from governance to self-government — Alexander Brady >
4.
 a. : the manner or method of governing : conduct of office
  < her ironfisted governance of her office is one of arbitrary whim and prejudice — H.L.Ickes >
  < inferred the nature of the governor from the observed mode of his governance — I.R.Maxwell >
 b. obsolete : personal conduct, behavior, or manner of life
  < he likest is to fall into mischance … regardless of his governance — Edmund Spenser >
5. : a system of governing : government 7a
 < the ancient governance was sapped in its foundations — John Buchan >
 < a new world governance enforced through power — Yale Review >
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