governance
/ˈɡʌvənəns//ˈɡʌvəɹnəns/
governance noun: the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration.
Noun
governance (countable and uncountable, plural governances)
- The process, or the power, of governing; government or administration.
- But was it responsible governance to pass the Longitude Act without other efforts to protect British seamen? Or might it have been subterfuge—a disingenuous attempt to shift attention away from the realities of their life at sea.2012 March, William E. Carter, Merri Sue Carter, “The British Longitude Act Reconsidered”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 87
- Synonyms:
- administration, government, management, statism
- The specific system by which a political system is ruled.
- The group of people who make up an administrative body.
- The state of being governed.
- Accountability for consistent, cohesive policies, processes and decision rights.
governance meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
governance in Hindi
- शासन, शासन-व्यवस्था
governance in Tamil
- ஆட்சி செய், ஆளுகை, ஆளும் முறை
governance in Marathi
- शासनव्यवस्था
governance in Urdu
- اثر, دباؤ, حکمرانی, حکومت, انتظام
More languagesFewer languages
- governance in Bengali
- শাসন, পরিচালনা, নিয়ন্ত্রণ, আচরণ
- governance in Telugu
- పాలన
- governance in Malayalam
- ഭരണനിർവ്വഹണം bharaṇaniṟvvahaṇaṁ, ഭരണം bharaṇaṁ, ഭരണകൂടം bharaṇakūṭaṁ
- governance in Kannada
- ಆಳಿಕೆ, ಆಡಳಿತ, ಅಧಿಕಾರ, ಪ್ರಭುತ್ವ
- governance in Punjabi
- ਸ਼ਾਸਨ, ਗਵਰਨੈਂਸ
- governance in Gujarati
- શાસન, શાસન વ્યવસ્થા
- governance in Odia
- ଶାସନ śāsana
- governance in Sinhala
- ආණ්ඩුව āṇḍuwa
- governance in Nepali
- शासन, शासन-व्यवस्था
- governance in Malay
- governans
- governance in Indonesian
- pemerintahan, tata kelola
Examples of governance in a sentence
- The regime, ideological in governance, continued its agenda despite experts’ criticism.
- Global governance would be essential in tackling mankind's common challenges but it is hard to achieve among extremely different kinds of actors.
- A special challenge is posed by local government units (LGUs) and the country’s decentralized governance system.
Synonyms of governance
Forms of governance
| plural | governances |
|---|---|
| alternative form | gouvernance |
| alternative form | gouvernaunce |
| alternative form | governaunce |
Origin of governance
From Middle English governaunce, from Old French gouvernance, governance, equivalent to govern + -ance.
Words formed from governance
Phrases with governance
Questions about governance
- What does governance mean?
- Governance means the process, or the power, of governing; government or administration.
- What is governance in Hindi?
- Governance in Hindi is शासन, शासन-व्यवस्था. See Governance meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is governance?
- Governance is a noun.
- How do you pronounce governance?
- Governance is pronounced /ˈɡʌvənəns/ (UK).
- What is the plural of governance?
- The plural of governance is governances.
Words near governance in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: governance (page history and authors); governance (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); governance (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); governance (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); governance (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); governance (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); governance (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); governance (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); governance (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); governance (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ଶାସନ (Odia) (page history and authors); ආණ්ඩුව (Sinhala) (page history and authors); governance (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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