English dictionary

governing Meaning & Definition

/ˈɡʌvɚnɪŋ/

What Does Governing Mean?

As a verb, governing means present participle and gerund of govern.

Part of speech	verb
Pronunciation	/ˈɡʌvɚnɪŋ/
Synonyms	dominant, governance and government

To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
The old king governed the land wisely.
To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.
Govern yourselves like civilized people.
To exercise a deciding or determining influence on.
Chance governs the outcome of many card games.
To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate.
a valve that governs fuel intake
To exercise political authority; to run a government.
To have or exercise a determining influence.
(grammar) To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word; sometimes used synonymously with collocate.

The old king governed the land wisely.

Govern yourselves like civilized people.

Chance governs the outcome of many card games.

a valve that governs fuel intake

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