English > governing: 2 senses > noun 1, act| Meaning | The act of governing; exercising authority. |
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| Example | "regulations for the governing of state prisons" |
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| Synonyms | government, governance, government activity, administration |
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| Category of | allegiant | steadfast in devotion (especially to your lawful / lawful monarch or government) |
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| anarchy, lawlessness | A state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government) |
| bounty, premium | Payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military |
| destabilization, destabilisation | The action of destabilizing |
| devolution, devolvement | The delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government) |
| event planner | someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials) |
| federal | Characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities |
| government | (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed |
| government, authorities, regime | The organization that is the governing authority of a political unit |
| land reform | A redistribution of agricultural land (especially by government action) |
| manifesto, pronunciamento | A public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government) |
| minimalist | advocating minimal reforms (as in government or politics) |
| office, power | (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power |
| paternalism | The attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good |
| politics, political science, government | The study of government of states and other political units |
| price-fixing | Control (by agreement among producers or by government) of the price / price of a commodity in interstate commerce |
| progressive, reformist, reform-minded | favoring / favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) |
| protest march | Occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license |
| squandermania | prodigious squandering (usually by a government) |
| unitary | Characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is held by one central authority |
| zero coupon bond, zero-coupon bond | A bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond |
| Narrower | legislation, legislating, lawmaking | The act of making or enacting laws |
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| misgovernment, misrule | government that is inefficient / inefficient or dishonest |
| trust busting | (law) government activities seeking to dissolve corporate trusts and monopolies (especially under the United States antitrust laws) |
| Broader | social control | Control exerted (actively or passively) by group action |
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| Spanish | administración, gobernabilidad, gobierno |
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| Catalan | administració, govern |
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| Verbs | govern | exercise authority over |
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