Governing
['ɡʌvənɪŋ] or ['gʌvɚnɪŋ]
Definition
(adj.) responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws; 'governing bodies' .
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Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Govern
(a.) Holding the superiority; prevalent; controlling; as, a governing wind; a governing party in a state.
(a.) Requiring a particular case.
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Examples
- Governing his curiosity better than I had governed mine, he passed us without a word, and went on into the house. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Cuba is now an independent self-governing republic. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The scene marks the complete demoralization of the old Roman governing body. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Dentist's chairs have been developed until it is only necessary for the operator to turn a valve governing a fluid, generally oil, under pressure to raise or lower the chair and the patient. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- An autocracy would no doubt have been admissible as a fully self-governing democracy with a franchise limited to one person. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It may be the governing of a city, or teaching school, or running a business. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- India figured--presumably as a fully self-governing state! H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Europe was a system of governing machines abominably adjusted. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Clearly, all political changes originate in divisions of the actual governing power; a government which is united, however small, cannot be moved. Plato. The Republic.
- But it is quite otherwise in countries where there is an established or governing religion. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- They mean to be self-governing in their spiritual lives. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- It seems to me that to these three principles three pleasures correspond; also three desires and governing powers. Plato. The Republic.
- Will I marry Helena, and accept the post of governing this island? Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I am the servant of circumstances, sir,' said Mrs. Sparsit, 'and I have long adapted myself to the governing power of my life. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- We are governing, and have been governing, the islands in the interests of the Filipinos themselves. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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