Governing and Official

Governing

Governing adjective - Responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws.
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Official and governing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Official" instead an adjective "Governing".

Official

Official adjective - Ordered or allowed by those in authority.

Governing and official are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Governing" instead an adjective "Official".

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  • In later novels, the Earth Federation is the official government of humanity, although it is unclear if the nation-states still exist as governing bodies.
  • The Man Behind the Man aka: Man Behind The Man The Great Sanhedrin is the official governing power in Jerusalem, but there is a smaller, more elite council where the real power lies.
  • Loads and Loads of Rules Let's actually go ahead and give examples: here's the page counts for the official rules of these sports based on a major governing body chosen mostly at random: MLB Baseball - 123, International Basketball Federation - 79 pages, NFL (American) Football - 304 pages!
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