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Examples of governance in a Sentence
They have very different approaches to the governance of the city.
after World War II, the four Allied nations shared the governance of the territory of postwar Germany under the Allied Control Council
Recent Examples of governance from the Web
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The financial crisis is hardly the only issue for which conservative principles turn out to be incompatible with the practical demands of governance.
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Many if not most SRI portfolios now are constructed using environmental, social and governance screens.
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The fact that this didn’t strike the paper as headline material is a testament to how thoroughly Trump has already succeeded in eroding our expectations for good governance.
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In this current environment, the root causes that led to the emergence of the Islamic State — political turmoil, sectarian tensions and shoddy governance — won't be getting addressed any time soon.
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In this current environment, the root causes that led to the emergence of the Islamic State — political turmoil, sectarian tensions and shoddy governance — won't be getting addressed any time soon.
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Travel warnings, meanwhile, are a broad-reaching caution, and may stem from unstable governance, extenuating circumstances, frequent violence and terrorist attacks, or civil war.
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The scariest part of Donald Trump’s public role is that the norms of governance and social mores, big and small, for better but mostly for worse, have never applied.
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The fire, which left hundreds of people homeless, has opened debates over inequality, deregulation, austerity and governance.
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Origin and Etymology of governance
see govern
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GOVERNANCE Defined for English Language Learners
governance
playDefinition of governance for English Language Learners
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: the way that a city, company, etc., is controlled by the people who run it
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