General and Governing

General

General adjective - Belonging or relating to the whole.

Governing and general are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Governing" instead an adjective "General".

Governing

Governing adjective - Responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws.
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General and governing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "General" instead an adjective "Governing".

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