governances

noun

plural of governance
1
as in governments
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 managements
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 Synonyms for governances
  1. governments
  2. managements
  3. rules
  4. operations
  5. administrations
  6. controls
  7. regimes
  8. supervisions
Noun
  • The executions, announced Sunday, triggered condemnations by rights groups in the North African country that is divided between rival administrations, each backed by a set of militias and foreign governments.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The two governments declined to answer a detailed list of questions emailed by the Tribune.
    — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of governments
Noun
  • Most managements feel that the — on the price of their shares — that the higher, the better.
    — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2026
  • These are different eras, and the respective managements are no longer the same, but something about this feels off.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
Definition of managements
Noun
  • Landlords and billing firms argue RUBS promotes conservation and recoups rising costs, even as studies, regulators and a recent legal settlement push for submetering and stronger transparency rules.
    — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • But the court’s unsigned emergency ruling injects new uncertainty about voting rules in Georgia a little more than two months before the midterms.
    — Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of rules
Noun
  • Mizan said that the verdict accused him of carrying out operations on behalf of Israel, the United States and other groups Iran considers hostile.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Lombardo directed state agencies to coordinate through Nevada’s emergency operations center.
    — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of operations
Noun
  • In total, in the last 24 hours, the death toll in Ukraine has reached 25 people, with a further 132 injured throughout the country, according to reports from regional military administrations.
    — Kosta Gak, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • As of mid-July, that low-priority list included 1,573 projects, including many that officials told me would have been funded under prior administrations.
    — Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of administrations
Noun
  • If those systems contain weak authorization controls, capable agents may find them.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The steering-wheel controls return to tactile thumbwheels rather than the touch-sensitive arrangement that was, to put it politely, a solution in search of a problem.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of controls
Noun
  • Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, a war had broken out between Israel and the Socialist regimes of Egypt and Syria.
    — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Plants tolerate the variable moisture regimes common to unirrigated clay soil, including both moist soil and periods of drought.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of regimes
Noun
  • This overreach and weaponization of the government manifested especially clearly in burdensome regulations and guidance; in extensive and onerous supervisions; in investigations and cases, frequently leading to crushing penalties and injunctive terms unrelated to actual harm.
    — Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 21 Jan. 2026
Definition of supervisions
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“Governances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governances. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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