Nouns (2)
government, governance
n. the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"
Verbs (0)
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (1)
governing
adj. responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws; "governing bodies"
Fuzzynyms (10)
authorization, authorisation, empowerment
n. the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
oversight, supervision, supervising, superintendence
n. management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
ruling, regnant, reigning
adj. exercising power or authority
Synonyms (17)
ascendant, ascendent, dominating, prestigious
adj. most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"
controlling, in charge
adj. able to control or determine policy; "a controlling interest in the firm"
predominate, overriding, paramount, predominant, preponderant, preponderating
adj. having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"
possessive
adj. having or showing a desire to control or dominate; "a possessive parent"
sovereign, supreme
adj. greatest in status or authority or power; "a supreme tribunal"
superior, superior to
adj. (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by; "overcome by a superior opponent"; "trust magnates who felt themselves superior to law"
Antonyms (0)
governing
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