governing
English Thesaurus
1. the act of governing; exercising authority (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | social control, |
| definition | : | control exerted (actively or passively) by group action (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | trust busting, |
| definition | : | (law) government activities seeking to dissolve corporate trusts and monopolies (especially under the United States antitrust laws) (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | land reform, |
| definition | : | a redistribution of agricultural land (especially by government action) (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | squandermania, |
| definition | : | prodigious squandering (usually by a government) (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | price-fixing, |
| definition | : | control (by agreement among producers or by government) of the price of a commodity in interstate commerce (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | devolution, devolvement, |
| definition | : | the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government) (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | destabilisation, destabilization, |
| definition | : | the action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy) (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | protest march, |
| definition | : | occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | government, |
| definition | : | (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | paternalism, |
| definition | : | the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | manifesto, pronunciamento, |
| definition | : | a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government) (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | authorities, government, regime, |
| definition | : | the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit (noun.group) |
| domain member category | : | event planner, |
| definition | : | someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials) (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | bounty, premium, |
| definition | : | payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military (noun.possession) |
| domain member category | : | zero coupon bond, zero-coupon bond, |
| definition | : | a bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond; the commonest form of zero-coupon security (noun.possession) |
| domain member category | : | office, power, |
| definition | : | (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power (noun.state) |
| domain member category | : | anarchy, lawlessness, |
| definition | : | a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government) (noun.state) |
| domain member category | : | allegiant, |
| definition | : | steadfast in devotion (especially to your lawful monarch or government) (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | federal, |
| definition | : | characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | unitary, |
| definition | : | characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is held by one central authority (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | minimalist, |
| definition | : | advocating minimal reforms (as in government or politics) (adj.all) |
2. responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws (adj.all)
| similar | : | dominant, |
| definition | : | exercising influence or control (adj.all) |
3. the act of governing; exercising authority (noun.act)
| derivation | : | govern, |
| definition | : | direct or strongly influence the behavior of (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | govern, rule, |
| definition | : | exercise authority over; as of nations (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | govern, |
| definition | : | direct or strongly influence the behavior of (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | govern, rule, |
| definition | : | exercise authority over; as of nations (verb.social) |
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