GOVERNING Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

governing

verb

present participle of govern

as in ruling

to exercise authority or power over the president is elected in order to govern the country, not to follow public opinion polls

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as in regulating

to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression) you need to govern your speech and be able to communicate your outrage without resorting to profanity

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as in managing

to look after and make decisions about the company's finances are governed by its chief financial officer

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Recent Examples of governing The organization noted that Skydive Kansas City is a member in good standing of the sport’s governing body, and is cooperating with local authorities and federal investigators to determine the cause of the crash. —

Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 16 June 2026 Within a year, authorities must regulate procedures governing the country’s cattle identification and traceability systems and establish due diligence requirements for deforestation-free cattle ranching. —

Steven Grattan, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026 At the center are the lawmaking and governing institutions. —

Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 In Australia, the Professional Football Referees Association and governing body Football Australia were contacted for comment. —

ABC News, 15 June 2026 That’s because your personal circumstance and finances (such as other sources of retirement income and your tax bracket) can be complex and so are the Social Security rules governing them. —

Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 14 June 2026 The governing standard predates this technology by years. —

Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026 Neither a spokesperson for Cape Verde’s soccer federation nor FIFA, international soccer’s governing body, responded to a request for comment. —

Nicolas Villamil, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2026 Of note, recognizing these concerns, the commission voted in December 2025 to establish an ad hoc Governance Committee to review all governing documents and create policies and procedures to allow the pension commission to fulfill its fiduciary duties. —

Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026

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Shasta County Superior Court judges denied two prior lawsuits that aimed to block Measure B from appearing on the ballot, including one from Shasta County’s attorney Joseph Larmour, without ruling on the substance of their cases.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
However, in June 2025, a federal judge dismissed Baldoni's countersuit, ruling that many of the statements at issue were legally protected and that the claims did not meet the legal standards required to proceed.

— Janelle Ash , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026