 4 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
governing
adjective: responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws;
"governing bodies"
noun: the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for
the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable
experience of government" [syn: {government}, {governance},
{government activity}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Govern \Gov"ern\, verb (used with an object) [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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Governing \Gov"ern*ing\, adjective
1. Holding the superiority; prevalent; controlling; as, a
governing wind; a governing party in a state. --Jay.
2. (Gram.) Requiring a particular case.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
73 Moby Thesaurus words for "governing":
absolute, ascendant, at the head, authoritarian, authoritative,
authorized, autocratic, boss, chief, clothed with authority,
commanding, competent, consequential, considerable, controlling,
directing, directive, directorial, directory, dominant,
duly constituted, eminent, empowered, ex officio, general, great,
guiding, head, hegemonic, hegemonistic, imperative, important,
in ascendancy, in charge, in chief, in the ascendant, influential,
leading, managerial, managing, master, mighty, momentous,
monocratic, official, paramount, potent, powerful, predominant,
predominate, preeminent, prepollent, preponderant, preponderate,
prepotent, prestigious, prevalent, prominent, puissant, ranking,
regnant, regulating, regulative, regulatory, reigning, ruling,
senior, sovereign, substantial, superior, supreme, totalitarian,
weighty
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