Conduct
Governing
Governing noun - The act of governing; exercising authority.
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Synonyms for Governing
Conduct and governing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Conduct" instead a noun "Governing".
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Related pairs
- care and conduct
- care and governing
- handling and conduct
- handling and governing
- charge and conduct
- charge and governing
- order and conduct
- order and governing
- direction and conduct
- direction and governing
- supervision and conduct
- supervision and governing
- management and conduct
- management and governing
Both words in one sentence
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Notable in that the standards the villains are upholding are not their own, but a code of "unwritten rules" governing hero/villain conduct, among which include not killing or defiling the heroes.
Source: Comic Book / Empowered - There are a considerable number of treaties governing the conduct of war.
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The various Laws of war, governing the conduct of belligerent nations.
Source: Let's Fight Like Gentlemen
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Governing and Conduct. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/conduct/governing
Conduct & Governing. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/conduct/governing>.
Governing or Conduct. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/conduct/governing.
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