governing — UK US /ˈɡʌvənɪŋ/ adjective [before noun] GOVERNMENT ► the management or control of the activities of a particular country, region, or organization: »a governing board/coalition/council/party → See also GOVERNING BODY(Cf. ↑governing body) … Financial and business terms
Governing — Gov ern*ing, a. 1. Holding the superiority; prevalent; controlling; as, a governing wind; a governing party in a state. Jay. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gram.) Requiring a particular case. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Governing — may refer to: * Government * Governing Magazine, an American periodical focusing on state and local government … Wikipedia
governing — index dominant, influential, master, predominant, prevailing (having superior force), sovereign (absolute) Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
governing — adjective 1 (only before noun) having the power to control an organization, country etc: governing body (=the group of people controlling an institution): the university s governing body | governing party (=the political party that is governing a … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
governing — gov|ern|ing [ˈgʌvənıŋ US ər ] adj 1.) [only before noun] having the power and authority to control an organization, country etc = ↑ruling ▪ FIFA is the governing body of world soccer (=the group of people who control it) . ▪ The Democrats are now … Dictionary of contemporary English
governing — gov|ern|ing [ gʌvərnıŋ ] adjective only before noun 1. ) a governing authority has the power to govern a country, city, etc.: a governing party/authority/coalition the governing class of ancient Rome 2. ) a governing organization has the power to … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
governing — UK [ˈɡʌvə(r)nɪŋ] / US [ˈɡʌvərnɪŋ] adjective [only before noun] 1) a governing authority has the power to govern a country, city etc a governing party/authority/coalition the governing class of ancient Rome 2) a governing organization has the… … English dictionary
governing — I noun the act of governing; exercising authority regulations for the governing of state prisons he had considerable experience of government • Syn: ↑government, ↑governance, ↑government activity, ↑administration … Useful english dictionary
governing — [[t]gʌ̱və(r)nɪŋ[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n A governing body or organization is one which controls a particular activity. The league became the governing body for amateur fencing in the U.S. Syn: ruling … English dictionary
