governance
English Thesaurus
1. the act of governing; exercising authority (noun.act)
hypernym | : | social control, |
definition | : | control exerted (actively or passively) by group action (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | trust busting, |
definition | : | (law) government activities seeking to dissolve corporate trusts and monopolies (especially under the United States antitrust laws) (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | land reform, |
definition | : | a redistribution of agricultural land (especially by government action) (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | squandermania, |
definition | : | prodigious squandering (usually by a government) (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | price-fixing, |
definition | : | control (by agreement among producers or by government) of the price of a commodity in interstate commerce (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | devolution, devolvement, |
definition | : | the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government) (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | destabilisation, destabilization, |
definition | : | the action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy) (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | protest march, |
definition | : | occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | government, |
definition | : | (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed (noun.cognition) |
domain member category | : | paternalism, |
definition | : | the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good (noun.cognition) |
domain member category | : | manifesto, pronunciamento, |
definition | : | a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government) (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | authorities, government, regime, |
definition | : | the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | event planner, |
definition | : | someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials) (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | bounty, premium, |
definition | : | payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military (noun.possession) |
domain member category | : | zero coupon bond, zero-coupon bond, |
definition | : | 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 security (noun.possession) |
domain member category | : | office, power, |
definition | : | (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power (noun.state) |
domain member category | : | anarchy, lawlessness, |
definition | : | a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government) (noun.state) |
domain member category | : | allegiant, |
definition | : | steadfast in devotion (especially to your lawful monarch or government) (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | federal, |
definition | : | characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | unitary, |
definition | : | characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is held by one central authority (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | minimalist, |
definition | : | advocating minimal reforms (as in government or politics) (adj.all) |
2. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something (noun.group)
hypernym | : | body, |
definition | : | a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | curia, |
definition | : | (Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman Catholic Church (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | top brass, |
definition | : | the most important persons in a governing body (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | executive, |
definition | : | persons who administer the law (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | bench, judiciary, |
definition | : | persons who administer justice (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | county council, |
definition | : | the elected governing body of a county (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | management, |
definition | : | those in charge of running a business (noun.group) |
part meronym | : | authorities, government, regime, |
definition | : | the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit (noun.group) |
3. the act of governing; exercising authority (noun.act)
derivation | : | govern, |
definition | : | direct or strongly influence the behavior of (verb.social) |
derivation | : | govern, rule, |
definition | : | exercise authority over; as of nations (verb.social) |
4. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something (noun.group)
derivation | : | administer, administrate, |
definition | : | work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of (verb.social) |
derivation | : | organise, organize, |
definition | : | cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea (verb.social) |
5. the act of governing; exercising authority (noun.act)
derivation | : | govern, |
definition | : | direct or strongly influence the behavior of (verb.social) |
derivation | : | govern, rule, |
definition | : | exercise authority over; as of nations (verb.social) |
6. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something (noun.group)
derivation | : | administer, administrate, |
definition | : | work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of (verb.social) |
derivation | : | organise, organize, |
definition | : | cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea (verb.social) |
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