Overview of noun governing

The noun governing has 1 sense

• government, governing, governance, government activity, administration -- (the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government")

Overview of verb govern

The verb govern has 4 senses

• regulate, regularize, regularise, order, govern -- (bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate")


• govern -- (direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct")


• govern, rule -- (exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?")


• govern -- (require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German")

Overview of adj governing

The adj governing has 1 sense

• governing -- (responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws; "governing bodies")