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• n  the act of governing; exercising authority
  regulations for the governing of state prisons
• v  bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
• v  direct or strongly influence the behavior of
• v  exercise authority over; as of nations
  Who is governing the country now?
• v  require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood
• s  responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws
  governing bodies

• Reagan has skipped over the minutiae of governing to articulate a clear vision for America.
• Even the generally sharp David Zurawik at the Baltimore Sun makes that argument: "is he really governing effectively -- or spending most of his time on TV talking about governing.
• The former child film stars and identical twins who have been governing Poland for the past two years, Lech and Jaroslaw Kaczynski, have been the butt of many jokes.

• government
• governance
• government activity
• administration
• regulate
• regularize
• regularise
• order
• govern
• rule

• deregulate

News & Articles

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• FIFA Says Brazil World Cup Soccer Trademark Abuse More Than 2010
  Soccer’s governing body FIFA said it found more cases of copyright infringement related to next year’s World Cup in Brazil than it did a year before South Africa hosted sports’ most-watched event in 2010.
  June 12, 2013 - Bloomberg
• Hart district announces provisional appointment to governing board
  Mr. Paul B. Strickland, member of the Governing Board of the Wm. S. Hart Union High School District, has submitted his resignation as a member of the Board, effective May 1, 2013.
  June 11, 2013 - The Signal
• Mental Health Center plan approved by Region V governing board
  After a unanimous vote from the Region V Systems governing board Monday, the plan to privatize Lancaster County's mental health services is complete and awaiting signatures on contracts.
  June 11, 2013 - Lincoln Journal Star

Quotes

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• Pervez Musharraf in Reuters South Africa
  Asked whether he could work with Nawaz Sharif, the prime minister he overthrew in 1999, Musharraf said: "The government is run by the prime minister. The president has no mandate to share governing power with the prime minister."
• Judd Gregg in WPXI.com
  I want to thank the President for nominating me to serve in his Cabinet as Secretary of Commerce. This was a great honor, and I had felt that I could bring some views and ideas that would assist him in governing during this difficult time,...
• Guido Westerwelle in Brisbane Times
  This is of course a warning shot for the governing parties,said Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, the Vice-Chancellor and leader of the Free Democrats. "We must make an effort to win back lost trust."