governance

noun gov·er·nance \ ˈgə-vər-nən(t)s \

|Updated on: 11 Jul 2018

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Definition of governance

: government

the challenges of national governance

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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

On the surface, at the level of federal politics, the symbolism and formalities of governance still exerted some power over the GOP well into the 2000s (though the theft of the 2000 election was a notable signpost on the path to lawlessness).

— david roberts, Vox, "Tribalism fueled Scott Pruitt’s rise to power — and the scandals that came with it," 5 July 2018
Beauty's in the Eye of the Beholder There is little agreement on how to score companies on environmental, social and governance factors.

— james mackintosh, WSJ, "If You Want to Do Good, Expect to Do Badly," 28 June 2018
Money managers considering environmental, social and governance issues in investment decisions should not give them too much economic weight, the Department of Labor said in a regulatory memo last month.

— bill zimmerman, OrlandoSentinel.com, "New federal investing guideline draws fire," 7 May 2018
The new firm will meet company management and push them to improve their environmental, social and governance policies, Mobius said earlier.

— julie edde, Bloomberg.com, "Mark Mobius Quits Retirement to Set Up New Firm," 2 May 2018
Private equity firms, particularly larger ones with greater resources, are increasingly responding to investor demand for environmental, social and governance factors to be considered when backing businesses.

— bloomberg news, BostonGlobe.com, "John Kerry joins TPG’s $2 billion Rise Fund as senior adviser," 26 Apr. 2018
Still, even more than the United Nations, these formal and informal summits have become the building blocks of global governance.

— gregory korte, USA TODAY, "A brief history of summits: How face-to-face meetings of world leaders shapes the world order," 11 June 2018
In light of that recent history, modest corporate governance changes seem reasonable.

— charley grant, WSJ, "Allergan Needs a New Wrinkle," 6 June 2018
In Poland, the Law & Justice Party has led a similar assault against courts, the media and other fixtures of democratic governance since taking power in 2015.

— zoltan simon, Bloomberg.com, "Why Hungary and Poland Rattle Europe's Liberal Order: QuickTake," 1 June 2018

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