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Definition of Governing

Governing
Govern Gov"ern, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Governed; p. pr. & vb. n. Governing.] [OF. governer, F. gouverner, fr. L. gubernare to steer, pilot, govern, Gr. kyberna^n. Cf. Gubernatorial.] 1. To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men, either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to regulate by authority. ``Fit to govern and rule multitudes.' --Shak. 2. To regulate; to influence; to direct; to restrain; to manage; as, to govern the life; to govern a horse. Govern well thy appetite. --Milton. 3. (Gram.) To require to be in a particular case; as, a transitive verb governs a noun in the objective case; or to require (a particular case); as, a transitive verb governs the objective case.
Governing
Governing Gov"ern*ing, a. 1. Holding the superiority; prevalent; controlling; as, a governing wind; a governing party in a state. --Jay. 2. (Gram.) Requiring a particular case.

Meaning of Governing from wikipedia

- "Metagovernance" is the "governing of governing". It represents the established ethical principles, or 'norms', that shape and steer the entire governing process. There...
- A sports governing body is a sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function. Sports governing bodies come in various forms and have...
- A governing body is a group of people that has the authority to exercise governance over an organization or political entity. The most formal is a government...
- Chapter XI of the United Nations Charter defines a non-self-governing territory (NSGT) as a territory "whose people have not yet attained a full measure...
- Governing is a website, edited and published in Washington, D.C., that covers state and local government in the United States. Originally a national monthly...
- The Iraqi Governing Council (IGC) was the provisional government of Iraq from 13 July 2003 to 1 June 2004. It was established by and served under the...
- The governing equations of a mathematical model describe how the values of the unknown variables (i.e. the dependent variables) change when one or more...
- In the British Empire, a self-governing colony was a colony with an elected government in which elected rulers were able to make most decisions without...
- From 1711 to 1917, the Governing Senate was the highest legislative, judicial, and executive body subordinate to the Russian emperors. The senate was...
- Ming dynasty for the next 250 years. The oldest written do****ent still governing a sovereign nation today is that of San Marino. The Leges Statutae Republicae...