"governance" meaning in English

See governance in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡʌvənəns/ [UK], /ˈɡʌvərnəns/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-governance.wav [US] Forms: governance, governances [plural]
Etymology: govern + -ance Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|govern|ance}} govern + -ance Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Governance is the process of governing.
    Sense id: simple-governance-en-noun-esZzLXwV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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