Governancenoun
The process, or the power, of governing; government or administration.
Governmentnoun
The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
Governancenoun
The specific system by which a political system is ruled.
Governmentnoun
The relationship between a word and its dependents
Governancenoun
The group of people who make up an administrative body.
Governmentnoun
A group of people who hold a monopoly on the legitimate use of force in a given territory.
Governancenoun
The state of being governed.
Governmentnoun
The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.
Governancenoun
(management) Accountability for consistent, cohesive policies, processes and decision rights.
Governmentnoun
(uncountable) The management or control of a system.
Governancenoun
Exercise of authority; control; government; arrangement.
Governmentnoun
The tenure of a chief of state.
Governancenoun
the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something;
âhe claims that the present administration is corruptâ; âthe governance of an association is responsible to its membersâ; âhe quickly became recognized as a member of the establishmentâ;
Governmentnoun
The act of governing; the exercise of authority; the administration of laws; control; direction; regulation; as, civil, church, or family government.
Governancenoun
the act of governing; exercising authority;
âregulations for the governing of state prisonsâ; âhe had considerable experience of governmentâ;
Governmentnoun
The mode of governing; the system of polity in a state; the established form of law.
âThat free government which we have so dearly purchased, free commonwealth.â;
Governance
Governance is all the processes of interaction be they through the laws, norms, power or language of an organized society over a social system (family, tribe, formal or informal organization, a territory or across territories). It is done by the government of a state, by a market, or by a network.
Governmentnoun
The right or power of governing; authority.
âI here resign my government to thee.â;
Governmentnoun
The person or persons authorized to administer the laws; the ruling power; the administration.
âWhen we, in England, speak of the government, we generally understand the ministers of the crown for the time being.â;
Governmentnoun
The body politic governed by one authority; a state; as, the governments of Europe.
Governmentnoun
Management of the limbs or body.
Governmentnoun
The influence of a word in regard to construction, requiring that another word should be in a particular case.
Governmentnoun
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit;
âthe government reduced taxesâ; âthe matter was referred to higher authoritiesâ;
Governmentnoun
(government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed;
âtyrannical governmentâ;
Governmentnoun
the act of governing; exercising authority;
âregulations for the governing of state prisonsâ; âhe had considerable experience of governmentâ;
Governmentnoun
the study of government of states and other political units
Governmentnoun
the group of people with the authority to govern a country or state; a particular ministry in office
âthe government's economic recordâ; âsuccessive Labour governmentsâ;
Governmentnoun
the system by which a state or community is governed
âa democratic form of governmentâ;
Governmentnoun
the action or manner of controlling or regulating a state, organization, or people
ârules for the government of the infirmaryâ;
Governmentnoun
the relation between a governed and a governing word.
Government
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary.