Synonyms of governance

governance

noun

ˈgə-vər-nən(t)s 

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
• reign
• sovereignty
• leadership
• power
• authority
• dictatorship
• regimen
• management
• tyranny
• domination
• regulation
• oppression
• dominion
• supremacy
• supervision
• direction
• command
• sway
• hegemony
• autocracy
• mastery
• subjugation
• superintendence

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of governance

Washington might then try to impose a joint-governance structure that would effectively nationalize a foreign company. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Because it should be trusted more than something out on the internet, grounded in policies and governance. — Shelly Banjo, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Leo’s handling of his cancer is in many ways textbook American-style corporate good governance, applied to the Catholic Church, said Julie Rubio, a professor of Christian social ethics at the Jesuit school of theology at Santa Clara University. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

With shared governance, those consequences can be understood before decisions are made. — Simon Wells, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026