governance

[guhv-er-nuhns] Example Sentences

gov·ern·ance

[guhv-er-nuhns]
noun
1.
government; exercise of authority; control.
2.
a method or system of government or management.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English governaunce < Old French < Medieval Latin gubernantia; see govern, -ance

non·gov·ern·ance, noun
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Governance is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
Example Sentences
  • He expects the back and forth between shopkeepers and customers to evolve into a marketplace and some basic form of governance.
  • But current governance does not allow us to use management tools and policy instruments in a systematic, holistic way.
  • Helping such anarchic places to improve their governance a bit has many benefits.
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governance (ˈɡʌvənəns)
 
n
1.  government, control, or authority
2.  the action, manner, or system of governing

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