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As I've progressed in my career, I've come to appreciate - and really value - the other attributes that define a company's success beyond the P&L: great leadership, long-term financial strength, ethical business practices, evolving business strategies, sound governance, powerful brands, values-based decision-making.
Ursula Burns

Meaning of "governance" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GOVERNANCE

governance  [ˈɡʌvənəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GOVERNANCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Governance is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GOVERNANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Governance

Governance refers to "all processes of governing, whether undertaken by a government, market or network, whether over a family, tribe, formal or informal organization or territory and whether through laws, norms, power or language." It relates to processes and decisions that seek to define actions, grant power and verify performance. In general terms, governance occurs in three broad ways: ▪ Through networks involving public-private partnerships or with the collaboration of community organisations; ▪ Through the use of market mechanisms whereby market principles of competition serve to allocate resources while operating under government regulation; ▪ Through top-down methods that primarily involve governments and the state bureaucracy. To distinguish the term governance from government: "governance" is the concrete activity that reproduces a formal or informal organization. If the organization is a formal one, governance is primarily about what the relevant "governing body" does. If the organization is an informal one, such as a market, governance is primarily about the rules and norms that guide the relevant activity.

Definition of governance in the English dictionary

The definition of governance in the dictionary is government, control, or authority. Other definition of governance is the action, manner, or system of governing.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GOVERNANCE


assonance
ˈæsənəns
consonance
ˈkɒnsənəns
dissonance
ˈdɪsənəns
dominance
ˈdɒmɪnəns
immanence
ˈɪmənəns
impermanence
ɪmˈpɜːmənəns
inconsonance
ɪnˈkɒnsənəns
maintenance
ˈmeɪntɪnəns
misgovernance
ˌmɪsˈɡʌvənəns
mountenance
ˈmaʊntənəns
mountenaunce
ˈmaʊntənəns
ordonnance
ˈɔːdənəns
permanence
ˈpɜːmənəns
pertinence
ˈpɜːtɪnəns
remanence
ˈrɛmənəns
resonance
ˈrɛzənəns
sovenance
ˈsuːvənəns
sustenance
ˈsʌstənəns
thermoremanence
ˌθɜːməʊˈrɛmənəns
unisonance
juːˈnɪsənəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GOVERNANCE

govern
governability
governable
governableness
governall
governante
governess
governessy
governing
governing body
governing class
governing principle
government
Government Accountability Office
government action
government bond
Government Broker
government corporation
government department
government expenditure

WORDS THAT END LIKE GOVERNANCE

advance
alternance
car maintenance
care and maintenance
clinical governance
corporate governance
countenance
electron paramagnetic resonance
electron spin resonance
finance
high-maintenance
luminance
magnetic resonance
nance
nuclear magnetic resonance
ordnance
penance
predominance
provenance
refinance
sonance

Synonyms and antonyms of governance in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GOVERNANCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «governance» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of governance

Translation of «governance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GOVERNANCE

Find out the translation of governance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of governance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «governance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

治理
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gobernabilidad
570 millions of speakers

English

governance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शासन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحكم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

управление
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

governança
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শাসন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gouvernance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tadbir urus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Governance
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ガバナンス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지배 구조
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Governance
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quản trị
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆட்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शासन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yönetim
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

la governance
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zarządzanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

управління
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

guvernare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διακυβέρνηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bestuur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

styrning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

styresett
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of governance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GOVERNANCE»

The term «governance» is very widely used and occupies the 8.714 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GOVERNANCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about governance

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10 QUOTES WITH «GOVERNANCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word governance.
1
Tom Allen
Yet, much of what lies beneath the ocean's surface remains a mystery, and our nation continues to rely on a confused, antiquated system of ocean governance.
2
Kofi Annan
Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance.
3
Benigno Aquino III
With proper governance, life will improve for all.
4
John Perry Barlow
Our identities have no bodies, so, unlike you, we cannot obtain order by physical coercion. We believe that from ethics, enlightened self-interest, and the commonweal, our governance will emerge.
5
Jeremy Bentham
Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure. It is for them alone to point out what we ought to do, as well as to determine what we shall do.
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Nicolas Berggruen
The biggest determinant in our lives is culture, where we are born, what the environment looks like. But the second biggest determinant is probably governance, good governance or a certain kind of governance makes a huge difference in our lives.
7
Eli Broad
School boards are, for the most part ,made up of political wannabes who see a board seat as a stepping stone for political office, or well-meaning parents who represent an ethnic group or geography, or have some other narrow interests. Few people on them understand what governance is about.
8
Edgar Bronfman, Sr.
There are no easy solutions for Israel's own governance problems.
9
Ursula Burns
As I've progressed in my career, I've come to appreciate - and really value - the other attributes that define a company's success beyond the P&L: great leadership, long-term financial strength, ethical business practices, evolving business strategies, sound governance, powerful brands, values-based decision-making.
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Sylvia Mathews Burwell
In an age when stagecraft, gauzy themes, and sound-bites have too often been substituted for leadership, Bill Clinton as a candidate made it essential to campaigning to take the specifics of governance seriously. Practical solutions were 'in;' ideology was 'out.'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOVERNANCE»

Discover the use of governance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to governance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Data Governance: How to Design, Deploy and Sustain an ...
This book is for any manager or team leader that has the green light to implement a data governance program.
John Ladley, 2012
2
Governance
Examines the various ways that the term "governance" is used in political science, in addition to the theoretical debates which have given rise to these different interpretations.
Anne Mette Kjær, 2004
3
Handbook on Multi-Level Governance
This accessible Handbook presents a comprehensive review of the wideranging literature, covering various theoretical and conceptual approaches to multi-level governance, and their application to policy-making in the domestic, regional and ...
Henrik Enderlein, Sonja Walti, Michael Zurn, 2010
4
Corporate Governance: The Indian Scenario
Historical evolution of corporate governance naturally has a bearing on current developments. This book is an attempt to weave these factors together coherently.
Vasudha Joshi, 2004
5
Corporate Governance: Principles, Policies and Practices
Corporate governance around the world continues to develop rapidly and this new edition has been extensively rewritten to reflect these changes.
Bob Tricker, Robert Ian Tricker, 2012
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Governance: The World Bank's Experience
Policy dialogue on governance.
‎1994
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Handbook on International Corporate Governance: Country Analyses
The volume reads like a story, fascinating, accessible and informative. The book can be read for information in each article or as a totality giving insight into the critical balancing of interests required in particular countries.
Chris A. Mallin, 2011
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Corporate Governance and Accountability
The book also brings together issues of financial performance, boardroom mechanics, the role of institutional shareholders, and corporate social responsibility into an international appraisal of current corporate governance theory and ...
Jill Solomon, 2007
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Corporate Governance: Accountability, Enterprise and ...
This book will be essential reading for students studying corporate governance for undergraduate, MA or MBA degrees.
Kevin Keasey, Steve Thompson, Michael Wright, 2005
10
Governance Without Government: Order and Change in World ...
This path-breaking volume departs from established ways of studying international relations and the post-Cold War order. It will be widely read by all who teach, study, and practice international relations.
James N. Rosenau, Ernst Otto Czempiel, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOVERNANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term governance is used in the context of the following news items.
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Meet Abhinay Dronavally, the techie behind Bengaluru's 'five city …
BENGALURU: The expert committee on restyling civic governance is all set to tell chief minister Siddaramaiah today (July 13) that the IT capital ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
2
My aim is to aid, not block, governance: Chief Vigilance …
Chief Vigilance Commissioner KV Chowdary says his priority is to aid governance. In an interview with ET's Rahul Tripathi, Chowdary, who has ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
3
How can brands rise to the challenge of Information Governance?
This, coupled with emerging types of data, means Information Governance strategies are becoming a significant challenge for businesses. «ITProPortal, Jul 15»
4
Breakingviews: Horned governance
Breakingviews columnists discuss the danger of too much agreement on corporate boards and the pros - and cons - of requiring companies to ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
5
Smart City Governance - Pioneering effort in Bengaluru
It is this critical gap that is being addressed by Takshashila Institution when it launched its Centre for Smart City Governance at the 2nd ... «Niticentral, Jul 15»
6
BJP govts less attentive on governance: Pilot
"BJP governments' attention were less on governance as they were busy in giving clean chit to each others," Pilot said here at the sidelines of ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
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Pending NJ Bill Could Affect Brick Homeowner Associations …
... state agency becoming more involved with the governance of homeowners association. If enacted, the effort would affect complexes ranging ... «Shorebeat, Jul 15»
8
Group to honor women for their governance efforts
Five executives will be honored for their efforts in promoting corporate governance at the 100 Women in Hedge Funds' annual gala on Nov. 11. «Pensions & Investments, Jul 15»
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Fahmida Mirza calls for good governance in Sindh to save PPP
DALLAS: Pakistan's National Assembly member and former speaker Dr Fahmida Mirza has said that Pakistan People's Party (PPP) is at a big ... «Daily Times, Jul 15»
10
Bath and North East Somerset Council agrees a governance review …
A joint statement read: "We agree today to undertake a review of governance on how we strengthen our joint working as four unitary authorities, ... «Bath Chronicle, Jul 15»

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