governance

governance is a 10-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Exercise of authority; control; government; arrangement. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 21 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Exercise of authority; control; government; arrangement.
2. noun. the act of governing; exercising authority

   "regulations for the governing of state prisons"

   "he had considerable experience of government"

   Synonyms: administration, governing, government

3. noun. 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"

   Synonyms: administration, brass, establishment, organisation, organization

Synonyms

administration, governing, government, brass, establishment, organisation, organization

Common word forms

governances

Words from these letters

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