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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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
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Recent Examples of governance
Myers emphasizes that successful implementation requires strong change management, data quality, governance, and the right talent.
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Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 11 July 2025
Youth participation One of the panel’s most encouraging themes was the call for meaningful youth participation in digital governance.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
This kind of patchwork governance, Sherman said, can influence where wild animals ultimately spend their time, creating a mosaic of risk and opportunity for species whose ranges extend across multiple jurisdictions.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
Why Local Systems Matter The future of global development hinges not just on maintaining aid flows, but on restructuring how that aid is delivered through systems that prioritize local ownership and governance.
—Trickleup, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 11 July 2025
Youth participation One of the panel’s most encouraging themes was the call for meaningful youth participation in digital governance.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
This kind of patchwork governance, Sherman said, can influence where wild animals ultimately spend their time, creating a mosaic of risk and opportunity for species whose ranges extend across multiple jurisdictions.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
Why Local Systems Matter The future of global development hinges not just on maintaining aid flows, but on restructuring how that aid is delivered through systems that prioritize local ownership and governance.
—Trickleup, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for governance
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At the same time, the federal government's share would drop from 50 percent to 25 percent.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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Else, why doesn’t Newsmax or Breitbart get to likewise come before the federal government with outstretched hands?—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Leslie Lee, Head of Product at Squid AI, brings 20 years in enterprise AI, data analytics, scalable automation and cloud product management.—
Leslie Lee,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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The instructor had been discussing the concept of dynamic equilibrium in river management, which holds that healthy rivers with free meander patterns can achieve the right balance of sediment transport and riverbed stability to keep them from turning destructive.—
John Seabrook,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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The administration claimed that Abrego Garcia was in the MS-13 gang, although he wasn't charged and has repeatedly denied the accusation.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
12 July 2025
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Laing emphasized that the Gloria administration had adopted many reforms to ensure that past city real-estate mistakes would not be repeated.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 July 2025
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If the Supreme Court grants Trump control over the NLRB, said Calemine of the AFL-CIO, workers will be the ones who suffer.—
Gabriel Thompson,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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And there’s no attempt to mask the scent of Soviet-style control here.—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
11 July 2025
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Around the country, state lawmakers are twisting tax codes, raiding campus funds and rewriting financial rules to keep their flagship programs competitive.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 July 2025
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The rules on how the league decides on replacements are not public.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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That's because the initial yield of NASA's Kepler space telescope, which discovered nearly 3,000 planets in its nine years of operation, relied on worlds transiting — passing between their star and Earth.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
15 July 2025
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Frost also questioned the legality of the facility, asserting that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is directing operations despite claims that the site is state-run.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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Cabello, who controls the regime’s security apparatus, is considered to be the most powerful man in Venezuela after Maduro.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 July 2025
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The House next week is also expected to pass a bill that aims to develop a regulatory regime for cryptocurrencies and would expand the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's oversight of the digital asset industry.—
Niket Nishant,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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Clear desk enforcement helped the firm reduce data exposure and created a culture of information stewardship.—
Bojan Ilic,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Tad underscores the importance of treating water stewardship as a generational responsibility — pointing out that lakes can degrade over time if not carefully managed.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
11 July 2025
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“Governance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governance. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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