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. Daniel Patrick Moynihan:

   No one is innocent after the experience of governing. But not everyone is guilty.

2. Latin America.Claudia Lopez:

   Colombia is the only country in which the same political families from the 20th Century are still governing in the 21st Century.

3. 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.

4. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn:

   After two years of failed negotiations, the House of Commons has delivered its verdict on her Brexit deal, and that verdict is absolutely decisive, her governing principle of delay and denial has reached the end of the line.

5. United States:

   We are currently evaluating the addition of five new entities to the Entity List by the Bureau of Industry and Security, aMD will comply with the regulations governing that list, just as we have complied with United States laws to date. We are reviewing the specifics of the order to determine next steps related to our joint ventures.