Synonyms for governing
gov·ern·ing

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1. government, governing, governance, government activity, administrationadjective

   the act of governing; exercising authority

   "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"

   Synonyms:
   authorities, political science, establishment, judicature, organization, presidency, presidential term, governance, politics, governing body, disposal, government activity, brass, giving medication, administration, government, regime, organisation

   Antonyms:
   low-level, subordinate

2. governingadjective

   responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws

   "governing bodies"

   Antonyms:
   subordinate, low-level

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1. List of paraphrases for "governing":

   guiding, regulating, administration, ruling, management, executive, governors, directors, governance, rector, administrative, director, provision, steering, government, relating, department, applicable, admin, judgement, ruler, verdict

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1. James Ricketson:

   These statements were made from a place of foreign naivety and ignorance about the complexities and difficulties of governing Cambodia, i sincerely regret having made any disrespectful comments and I unreservedly apologize in this regards to yourself and your government.

2. Steve Vladeck:

   Today's decision is going to make it incumbent upon businesses and governments to be far more specific in their policies governing access to databases -- not just about who is allowed to access particular databases, but about the specific purposes for which those individuals are and are not allowed to access that database, in the process, The Supreme Court on Thursday has made it a lot harder to punish those who misuse databases to which they generally have lawful access -- and a lot more important for database owners to expressly prohibit uses of the data that aren't specifically permitted.

3. Manhattan Preet Bharara:

   All institutions that receive federal grant money must abide by applicable rules and regulations governing the use of the funds and the extent to which costs incurred by the institution are reimbursable.

4. S. E. Lindsay:

   Engineering is the practice of safe and economic application of the scientific laws governing the forces and materials of nature by means of organization, design and construction, for the general benefit of mankind.

5. Simon Chadwick:

   It is true that the Olympic Games is a tarnished brand. There is general collective public cynicism of trustworthiness of sports bodies, the Olympic movement has tried to change but the Olympics will continue to be tarnished with the same brush as( world soccer's governing body) FIFA.