Found 2 items, similar to governance.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: governance governance n 1: the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; “he claims that the present administration is corrupt”; “the governance of an association is responsible to its members”; “he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment” [syn: administration, governing body , establishment, brass, organization, organisation] 2: the act of governing; exercising authority; “regulations for the governing of state prisons”; “he had considerable experience of government” [syn: government, governing, government activity]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Governance Governance \Gov"ern*ance\, n. [F. gouvernance.] Exercise of authority; control; government; arrangement. --Chaucer. --J. H. Newman. [1913 Webster]