Direction
Governing
Governing noun - The act of governing; exercising authority.
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Synonyms for Governing
Direction and governing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Direction" instead a noun "Governing".
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- care and direction
- care and governing
- handling and direction
- handling and governing
- charge and direction
- charge and governing
- order and direction
- order and governing
- supervision and direction
- supervision and governing
- management and direction
- management and governing
- guidance and direction
- guidance and governing
Both words in one sentence
- The Quorum of the Twelve Apostels is a governing body considered equal in authority to the First Presidency which acts under their direction.
Source: Useful Notes / Mormonism -
The later books in Orson Scott Card's Enderverse introduce "Outside," an infinite number of philotes (fundamental building blocks of matter, similar to the classical atom) with no sense of time, space, direction, or any other governing principle.
Source: Primordial Chaos - Honestly, in many Role Playing Games, all injuries slide in this direction because the mechanics of damage are considered to be a general abstraction that only has rules governing whether a character is considered to be "alive and fighting", "incapacitated but still alive", "dying", or "dead".
Source: Amusing Injuries / Tabletop RPG
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