Governance
Governance noun - Lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation).
Usage example: after World War II, the four Allied nations shared the governance of the territory of postwar Germany under the Allied Control Council
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Synonyms for Governance
Reign and governance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reign" instead a noun "Governance".
Reign
Reign noun - Controlling power or influence over others.
Governance and reign are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Governance" instead a noun "Reign".
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Related pairs
- power and governance
- power and reign
- direction and governance
- direction and reign
- supervision and governance
- supervision and reign
- management and governance
- management and reign
- control and governance
- control and reign
- administration and governance
- administration and reign
- leadership and governance
- leadership and reign
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Fictional Document: Words of Radiance is an in-universe philosophical book about the Orders of the Knights Radiant, their legacy and the ethics of reign and governance.
Source: Literature / Words of Radiance - This accelerated the trend of direct governance by ministers instead of the monarch, and by the end of George I's reign, the general system used in Britain today had been developed under the guidance of the (unofficial) prime minister Sir Robert Walpole.
Source: Unexpected Successor
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