English Online Dictionary. What means governance? What does governance mean?
English
Alternative forms
- gouvernance, gouvernaunce, governaunce (all obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English governaunce, from Old French gouvernance, governance.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡʌvənəns/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡʌvəɹnəns/
Noun
governance (countable and uncountable, plural governances)
- The process, or the power, of governing; government or administration.
- The specific system by which a political system is ruled.
- The group of people who make up an administrative body.
- The state of being governed.
- (management) Accountability for consistent, cohesive policies, processes and decision rights.
Synonyms
- (administration, esp. over a country): administration, government, management; statism (obs.)
Hyponyms
- corporate governance
- data governance
- open governance
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- Congrevean
Middle English
Noun
governance
- Alternative form of governaunce