Governance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something

the act of governing; exercising authority

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈæŋkɚd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈʌvənəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈʌvənəns/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈæŋkɚd/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

organisation administration brass governing organization government activity governing body government establishment

Parts of Speech

noun	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”
noun	the act of governing; exercising authority “regulations for the governing of state prisons”

Word Forms

administer	verb	work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
organize	verb	create (as an entity)
organise	verb	create (as an entity)
govern	verb	direct or strongly influence the behavior of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Regierungsführung

die Personen (oder Ausschüsse oder Abteilungen usw.), die ein Gremium bilden, um etwas zu verwalten

🇫🇷French

gouvernance

les personnes (ou comités ou départements, etc.) qui constituent un organisme dans le but d'administrer quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

gobernancia

las personas (o comités o departamentos, etc.) que forman un organismo con el propósito de administrar algo

🇮🇹Italian

governo

le persone (o comitati o dipartimenti ecc.) che costituiscono un organismo con lo scopo di amministrare qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

bestuur

de personen (of commissies of afdelingen etc.) die een orgaan vormen met als doel iets te besturen

🇵🇹Portuguese

governança

as pessoas (ou comitês ou departamentos, etc.) que constituem um órgão com a finalidade de administrar algo

🇷🇺Russian

управление

лица (или комитеты, отделы и т. д.), составляющие орган с целью управления чем-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शासन

वे व्यक्ति (या समितियाँ या विभाग आदि) जो किसी चीज़ का प्रशासन करने के उद्देश्य से एक निकाय बनाते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

শাসন

ব্যক্তি (বা কমিটি বা বিভাগ ইত্যাদি) যারা কিছু পরিচালনা করার উদ্দেশ্যে একটি সংস্থা তৈরি করে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆட்சி

எதையாவது நிர்வகிக்கும் நோக்கத்திற்காக ஒரு அமைப்பை உருவாக்கும் நபர்கள் (அல்லது குழுக்கள் அல்லது துறைகள் போன்றவை).

🇮🇳Telugu

పాలన

వ్యక్తులు (లేదా కమిటీలు లేదా డిపార్ట్‌మెంట్‌లు మొదలైనవి) ఏదైనా నిర్వహించే ఉద్దేశ్యంతో ఒక సంస్థను ఏర్పాటు చేస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

शासन

व्यक्ती (किंवा समित्या किंवा विभाग इ.) जे एखाद्या गोष्टीचे प्रशासन करण्याच्या उद्देशाने एक संस्था बनवतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

શાસન

વ્યક્તિઓ (અથવા સમિતિઓ અથવા વિભાગો વગેરે) જેઓ કોઈ વસ્તુનું સંચાલન કરવાના હેતુથી એક સંસ્થા બનાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಡಳಿತ

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವ ಉದ್ದೇಶಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ದೇಹವನ್ನು ರಚಿಸುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳು (ಅಥವಾ ಸಮಿತಿಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಇಲಾಖೆಗಳು ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ).

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭരണം

എന്തെങ്കിലും നിർവ്വഹിക്കുന്നതിനായി ഒരു ബോഡി രൂപീകരിക്കുന്ന വ്യക്തികൾ (അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കമ്മിറ്റികൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വകുപ്പുകൾ മുതലായവ).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਾਸਨ

ਉਹ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ (ਜਾਂ ਕਮੇਟੀਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਭਾਗ ਆਦਿ) ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਸੰਸਥਾ ਬਣਾਉਂਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

گورننس

وہ افراد (یا کمیٹیاں یا محکمے وغیرہ) جو کسی چیز کا انتظام کرنے کے مقصد سے ایک ادارہ بناتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

治理

为管理某事而组成机构的人员（或委员会或部门等）

🇯🇵Japanese

ガバナンス

何かを管理する目的で団体を構成する人（または委員会や部門など）

🇰🇷Korean

통치

어떤 일을 관리할 목적으로 조직을 구성하는 사람(또는 위원회나 부서 등)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quản trị

những người (hoặc ủy ban hoặc phòng ban, v.v.) tạo nên một cơ quan nhằm mục đích quản lý một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

การกำกับดูแล

บุคคล (หรือคณะกรรมการหรือแผนก ฯลฯ) ที่ประกอบขึ้นเป็นองค์กรเพื่อวัตถุประสงค์ในการบริหารบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemerintahan

orang (atau komite atau departemen, dll.) yang membentuk suatu badan dengan tujuan mengelola sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

pamamahala

ang mga tao (o mga komite o departamento atbp.) na bumubuo sa isang katawan para sa layunin ng pangangasiwa ng isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

tadbir urus

orang-orang (atau jawatankuasa atau jabatan dsb.) yang membentuk suatu badan untuk tujuan mentadbir sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحكم

الأشخاص (أو اللجان أو الإدارات وما إلى ذلك) الذين يشكلون هيئة بغرض إدارة شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

حکومتداری

افراد (یا کمیته ها یا بخش ها و غیره) که بدنه ای را به منظور اداره چیزی تشکیل می دهند

🇹🇷Turkish

yönetişim

bir şeyi yönetmek amacıyla bir organ oluşturan kişiler (veya komiteler veya bölümler vb.)

🇮🇱Hebrew

ממשל

האנשים (או ועדות או מחלקות וכו') המרכיבים גוף במטרה לנהל משהו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'governance'?

The primary meaning of 'governance' is 'the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'governance' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'governance' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'governance' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'governance' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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