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

Clear governance, limited data retention and transparency about what is and is not being tracked are what turn protection into trust. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Shared governance is the system in which faculty and administrators share authority over how a university is run. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Rather, the agreement gives Washington an equity interest in Blue Energy’s corporate parent, substantial governance rights and preferential access to oil produced from the fields. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

But Jobs, who scoffed at formal succession planning and kept a tight lid on his company’s operations, did take the issue seriously, corporate governance experts told CNN. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026