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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
  • But African governments should not mistake a ceasefire, or even the reopening of the strait, for a return to business as usual.
    — Nana Menya Ayensu, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • European governments are accustomed to footing the bill and having a say in where rockets are built, a procurement model known as geographical return, or geo-return.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 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
  • Where the power concentrates, in the White House, there is no desire to lay down stricter rules.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Here are four rules leaders should consider as reputation management enters this new era.
    — Evan Nierman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of rules
Noun
  • Brian Duker was hired as defensive coordinator and will assist Glenn with game planning and day-to-day operations.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Overseeing citywide operations is the ordinary business of government, not Building Code enforcement.
    — Fabiola Stuyvesant, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of operations
Noun
  • Bolstering the domestic manufacturing sector has been a priority across administrations (Joe Biden signed the bipartisan chips law in 2022).
    — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Immigrants with no criminal convictions, who under previous administrations would have been released on bond or not detained in the first place, would now be held while their immigration cases were pending.
    — Carla Astudillo, ProPublica, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of administrations
Noun
  • For households, parental controls allow restricting access to inappropriate and adult content.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Potential support could cover siting, licensing, fabrication, safety-basis development, project controls and deployment planning for NANO Nuclear’s KRONOS MMR Energy System and portable microreactor designs.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of controls
Noun
  • The 20-year-old was a bridge-between-regimes addition, as was Lukas Hornicek, who Newcastle’s data team identified as a future top-class goalkeeper.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • All three countries will also need to create new regulatory regimes to make sure that Chinese firms operate fairly and do not continue to benefit from Beijing’s subsidies or from its discriminatory allocation of exports of essential inputs.
    — Chad P. Bown, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 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 18 Sep. 2026.

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