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nounthe act of governing; exercising authoritytype of:
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adjectiveresponsible for making and enforcing rules and laws
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Definition that contains governing
- law legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
- government the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
- government the act of governing; exercising authority
- system a complex of methods or rules governing behavior
- court the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state
- center a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
- weak not having authority, political strength, or governing power
- political of or relating to the profession of governing
- palace the governing group of a kingdom
- politics the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs