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as in government
lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation)
after World War II, the four Allied nations shared the governance of the territory of postwar Germany under the Allied Control Council
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as in management
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something
while a financial advisor can be helpful, the governance of your family finances ultimately rests with you
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Recent Examples of governance
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and 10 other AGs accused BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street of violating antitrust laws by promoting environmental, social, and governance goals.
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Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024
The move comes several weeks after the server company’s auditor, Ernst & Young, resigned, following months of disagreement over Super Micro Computer’s governance practices and board independence.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
Authoritarian rivals of the United States thrive in countries where governance, transparency, and accountability are weak, making support for democracy all the more important.
—Michael Green, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2024
Now, the City Council is grappling with the aftermath of the latest developments, alongside routine matters of governance.
—Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024
The move comes several weeks after the server company’s auditor, Ernst & Young, resigned, following months of disagreement over Super Micro Computer’s governance practices and board independence.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
Authoritarian rivals of the United States thrive in countries where governance, transparency, and accountability are weak, making support for democracy all the more important.
—Michael Green, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2024
Now, the City Council is grappling with the aftermath of the latest developments, alongside routine matters of governance.
—Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for governance
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The schools were usually run by third-party organizations and religious groups, but were funded by the federal government.Miyo McGinn, Outside Online, 9 Dec. 2024
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis spent years petitioning the federal government to let the Sunshine State import drugs directly from Canada.Sally Pipes, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Clients interested in ongoing pest management can avail themselves of the company’s Gold Package, which includes year-round monitoring and treatment.Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Some companies still aren’t doing this: Almost 4 in 10 marketers say their organizations haven’t fully integrated their customer relationship management (CRM) data into their loyalty programs, according to a survey by Merkle, a CRM company.Frank Minervini, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Many of those state goals are similar to the ones the Biden administration laid out in its plan to reduce antisemitism -- especially the emphasis on improving safety and security and building cross-community solidarity.WILL WEISSERT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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During Trump’s first presidency, tech executives, including from Google, Facebook and Apple, clashed with his administration for banning immigrants from certain Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States.Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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His autopsy reports no use of physical control by deputies.Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
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The Bank of Japan for years used a policy of yield curve control to suppress bond returns, keeping yields on its 10-year bond close to zero.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 13 Dec. 2024
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Since perquisites are more of an exception than a rule, amounts paid must be disclosed in corporate proxy statements—that's a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule.Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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With some 20,000 Malibu residents ordered, or at least warned, to evacuate the looming Franklin Fire, some were left wondering why there are different rules for different people.Chris Boyette, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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The Mets are confident in their approach to pitching development under president of baseball operations David Stearns and pitching coach Jeremy Hefner.Will Sammon, The Athletic, 7 Dec. 2024
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In May, TikTok sued the government, asking the U.S. Court of Appeals to declare unconstitutional a law that would require its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest TikTok’s U.S. operations or face a ban in the country.Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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On Sunday, after 13 years of civil war that fractured the country, the regime came crashing down.Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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The file is dated 2015 - the height of the protest movement against the government and when regime paranoia would have been at its highest.James Longman, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement The closures are a striking coda to the Biden administration’s stewardship of the Justice Department’s biggest agency.Michael R. Sisak and Michael Balsamo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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Do Virginia and George McCaskey have any self-awareness as to how screwed up their stewardship of this franchise has been?Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Governance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governance. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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