Synonyms of governance

governance

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• government
• administration
• rule
• regime
• jurisdiction
• sovereignty
• leadership
• power
• authority
• reign
• dictatorship
• régime
• regimen
• management
• tyranny
• domination
• oppression
• dominion
• regulation
• supremacy
• supervision
• sway
• autocracy
• hegemony
• direction
• sovranty
• subjugation
• superintendence
• command
• mastery

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• management
• administration
• control
• operation
• stewardship
• supervision
• government
• handling
• oversight
• direction
• leadership
• regulation
• presidency
• guidance
• conduct
• running
• superintendence
• superintendency
• care
• charge
• intendance
• custody
• agency
• protection
• logistics
• engineering
• rulership
• guardianship
• manipulation
• trust
• generalship
• safekeeping
• ward
• keeping
• tutelage
• lap
• aegis
• machination
• comanagement
• codirection
• egis
• coadministration