1
as in government
lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation)
after World War II, the four Allied nations shared the governance of the territory of postwar Germany under the Allied Control Council
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as in management
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something
while a financial advisor can be helpful, the governance of your family finances ultimately rests with you
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Recent Examples of governance
For global retail, this moment demands an urgent reconsideration of sourcing, governance, and risk strategy.
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Scott Kelly, Sourcing Journal, 4 Aug. 2025
There needs to be real governance around what’s allowed and how it’s enforced.
—Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 4 Aug. 2025
Similarly, today, college athletics operates in a murky zone, where governance is fragmented and enforcement is inconsistent.
—Jim Martin, Denver Post, 3 Aug. 2025
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, France, the UK, and others called on Hamas to disarm and cede Gaza’s governance to the Palestinian Authority.
—Faisal J. Abbas, semafor.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Scott Kelly, Sourcing Journal, 4 Aug. 2025
There needs to be real governance around what’s allowed and how it’s enforced.
—Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 4 Aug. 2025
Similarly, today, college athletics operates in a murky zone, where governance is fragmented and enforcement is inconsistent.
—Jim Martin, Denver Post, 3 Aug. 2025
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, France, the UK, and others called on Hamas to disarm and cede Gaza’s governance to the Palestinian Authority.
—Faisal J. Abbas, semafor.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for governance
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Dale has state government, education, radio and television experience as well.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Aug. 2025
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Founded by former defense strategists and robotics engineers, The Guild spent over a decade building AI and autonomous systems for government and security clients.—
The Guild Contributor,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Every operational upgrade in our distribution model was carefully timed, including the introduction of new inventory management tools, team hires, vendor agreements and, eventually, a 50,000-plus square foot distribution space.—
Aleksandr Zemel,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Experts in business management have noted that companies generally don’t take measures on diversity and climate because of a political stance, but rather as a business decision.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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Lamont’s administration has made large investments in housing, including promising almost $1 billion toward housing in the last bonding package.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
17 Aug. 2025
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The Trump administration said the Russians may support Ukraine signing a future security deal with the U.S. and European allies—but even with the security guarantees, convincing the Ukrainians to cede territory could prove difficult for the Trump administration.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Earlier this week, Trump announced plans to deploy hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington and temporarily take control of the city's police department.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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On Monday morning, Trump unveiled his plans, announcing a historic escalation of law enforcement in D.C. by deploying the National Guard to patrol the streets and placing the city’s police department under federal control.—
John R. Lott Jr,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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Shred cheese: As always, follow one of the cardinal rules of casserole making in the South: Shred your own cheese.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
17 Aug. 2025
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Timing players is part of the rules, but it is not applied homogeneously in different tournaments and circumstances.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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An effective strategy to optimize cloud costs is to automate the start and stop of resources based on your window of business operations.—
Rakshana Balakrishnan,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The potential expansion of operations comes with Gazans facing widespread hunger and disease, and the UN warning that the scale of relief efforts remain far short of what is required.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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At the very least, Ellison’s Hollywood experience has grown; while he was sometimes sidelined as a financier under earlier Paramount regimes, his role morphed into something more consistently substantively creative under recent studio chiefs Jim Gianopulos and Brian Robbins.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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The Arab Spring, which began in late 2010, radically altered the internal dynamics of many Middle Eastern regimes.—
Ami Ayalon,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Aug. 2025
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That hands-on experience taught me how money moves through a business and instilled a deep respect for financial stewardship.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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This was the definition of a symbolic move, in large part due to frustration over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's stewardship of the war in Gaza as well as the horrible images depicting starvation that are streaming out of the enclave.—
Zoltan Istvan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Governance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governance. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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