Antonyms for governance
ˈgʌv ər nənsgov·er·nance

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1. administration, governance, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisationnoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   brass section, arrangement, constitution, establishment, memorial tablet, organization, judicature, presidency, system, presidential term, face, ecesis, governing body, plaque, governing, disposal, validation, giving medication, government activity, boldness, formation, brass, administration, cheek, brass instrument, government, nerve, organisation, institution

2. government, governing, governance, government activity, administrationnoun

   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, politics, governing body, governing, disposal, government activity, brass, giving medication, administration, government, regime, organisation

How to use governance in a sentence?

1. Rodney Frelinghuysen:

   I know we're keeping our distance physically from them in Baghdad, have we ceded most of the governance of Iraq to Iranians?...And will the military operations that are undergoing, which we are watching, divide the country and require us in some ways to spend more of our resources?

2. Ganga Sagar Pant:

   Unlike in autocracy, people are more responsible than the leaders in democratic system of governance as leaders reflect their voters' thoughts and actions.

3. Prince Ali:

   The world's game deserves a world-class governing body an international federation that is a service organization and a model of ethics, transparency and good governance.

4. David Schanzer:

   But despite the horrific attacks, the reasons against a large-scale land invasion by U.S. and NATO forces against ISIS in Iraq and Syria remain, such an invasion will deepen the extremist narrative of clash of civilization between the West and Muslims, will insert our militaries into a deep, nasty, and unwinnable civil war, and the invading force will eventually be responsible for reconstructing a semblance of order and governance in (a) chaotic region infected with sectarian divisions.

5. Richard Lugar:

   Governance requires adaptation to shifting circumstances, it often requires finding common ground with Americans who have a different vision than your own. It requires leaders who believe ... that their first responsibility to their constituents is to apply their best judgment.

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