Definition for Governance:

• Rule; management; control.

Synonyms for Governance:

• n.

  •
  • banana republic,
  • autonomy,
  • autocracy,
  • absolutism,
  • Centralism,
  • direction,
  • anarchy,
  • autarky,
  • caretaker government,
  • control,
  • coalition,
  • rule,
  • big government.
  •brass (noun)
  • brass.
  •child care (noun)
  • Infant Care,
  • babyminding,
  • family service.
  •establishment (noun)
  • establishment.
  •governance (noun)
  • government activity,
  • governing,
  • governing body,
  • organization,
  • administration,
  • organisation.
  •government (noun)
  • execution,
  • domination,
  • dominion,
  • ministry,
  • polity,
  • authority,
  • command,
  • patronage,
  • jurisdiction,
  • predominanc,
  • executive,
  • power,
  • bureaucracy,
  • politics,
  • empire,
  • guidance,
  • law,
  • influence.
  •group (noun)
  • governance.
  •political science (noun)
  • political theory,
  • civics,
  • political science,
  • statesmanship,
  • poli-sci,
  • realpolitik.
  •regulation (noun)
  • tunings,
  • codification,
  • coordination,
  • codifications,
  • coordinations,
  • co-ordination.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • moderation.
  •administration
  • administration (of an estate).

Paraphrases for Governance:

• Equivalence

  • Foreign word
    gouvernance.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, plural
    Areas.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    self-governance.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, plural
    Canadians.
  • Proper noun, singular
    NGOS, Goals, objectives, Trustees, topics, GES, highways, Abilities, tools, gouvernance, governed.
  • Noun, plural
    Regulations, responsibilities, Administrators, Organizations, managers, Agencies, issues, Standards, challenges, Efforts, departments, priorities, Measures, functions, levels, flows, Programs, sites, results, Goals.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Criteria, governed, rectification, Harnessing, polity.
  • Verb, past tense
    Operated.
  • Verb, past participle
    concerned.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    includes, checks.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    governing.
  • Proper noun, plural
    nations.
  • Proper noun, singular
    themes, governing, government, Governability.
  • Noun, plural
    practices, sectors, processes, projects, government.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    governing, housekeeping, government, Governability.
  • Verb, past tense
    ruled, Sentenced, governed.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    governing.
  • Verb, past participle
    government, governed.
  • Verb, base form
    govern.

Antonyms for Governance:

• n.

  • government
    opposition, impotence, incapacity, weakness, yielding, surrender.

Holonyms for Governance:

• n.

  • group
    authorities, government, regime.

Hypernym for Governance:

• n.

  • group
    government officials, officialdom, management, county council, Curia, executive, bench, top brass, judiciary.

Hyponym for Governance:

• n.

  • group
    body.

Meronym for Governance:

• n.

  • group
    hierarchy, planning board, power structure, advisory board, pecking order.