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gov⋅ern⋅ance

  [guhv-er-nuhns]
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–noun
1. government; exercise of authority; control.
2. a method or system of government or management.
Origin:
1325–75; ME governaunce < OF < ML gubernantia; see govern, -ance
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The Governance Institute
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gov·er·nance   (gŭv'ər-nəns)   
n.  

  1. The act, process, or power of governing; government: "Regaining a sense of the state is thus an absolute priority, not only for an effective policy against . . . terrorism, but also for governance itself" (Moorhead Kennedy).

  2. The state of being governed.

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