Governing means present participle and gerund of govern. This page lists 20 example sentences from real texts, plus synonyms like dominant or government.
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Governing meaning
present participle and gerund of govern
Synonyms of Governing
Example types with governing
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The DA went from governing one metro to governing four metros. (11 words)
The persons belonging to governing class sometimes may not be the governing person. (13 words)
According to our own governing document, we are not citizens of the Tribe. (13 words)
According to the JFF’s memo, the contract requires each individual player to explain the reason for her non-availability, although it did note that an email from one player claiming to represent all the players had been received by the governing body. (43 words)
Tully ensured that there were as many as possible three-seat constituencies where the governing parties were strong, in the expectation that the governing parties would each win a seat in many constituencies, relegating Fianna Fáil to one out of three. (41 words)
The North Carolina Open Meetings Law, developed to protect the public from governing boards conducting public business in secret, stipulates that governing boards can go into closed session for very specific reasons, and those reasons must be stated. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Fairness in this regard is to ensure that regardless of the size of governing majorities, that all MPs, from all parties, (including backbench MPs in the governing party) get a good showing in debates.
The persons belonging to governing class sometimes may not be the governing person.
Traditional media ethics — meaning the norms governing relationships between journalists, their subjects, and audiences that form the core of professional codes governing what is covered and how it is covered — grew out of a bygone age.
The North Carolina Open Meetings Law, developed to protect the public from governing boards conducting public business in secret, stipulates that governing boards can go into closed session for very specific reasons, and those reasons must be stated.
The ball-tampering scandal was also seen as a watershed for the sport in Australia, however, with national governing body Cricket Australia announcing a root-and-branch review and ordering a charter governing player behaviour.
The DA went from governing one metro to governing four metros.
Hence while right-wing opposition parties won more votes between them than the parties in the governing coalition, the narrow failure of the Liberal Party to cross the threshold led to the governing coalition continuing in power.
In areas where the governing parties were weak, four-seat constituencies were used so that the governing parties had a strong chance of still winning two.
Michigan, since 1947, has distinguished between "townships" (not self-governing) and " charter townships " (self-governing).
Rules of racing There are many differing sets of rules governing racing, and these are generally defined by the governing body of the sport in a particular country—e.
The governing equations of a steady problem have one dimension fewer (time) than the governing equations of the same problem without taking advantage of the steadiness of the flow field.
The Senate of Berlin consists of the Governing Mayor (Regierender Bürgermeister) and up to eight senators holding ministerial positions, one of them holding the official title "Mayor" (Bürgermeister) as deputy to the Governing Mayor.
The Society also teaches that members of the Governing Body are helped by the holy spirit to discern "deep truths", which are then considered by the entire Governing Body before it makes doctrinal decisions.
The transitional government is attempting to integrate local governing authorities with the central government, but it lacks the loyalty from he warlords necessary to its governing authority.
Tully ensured that there were as many as possible three-seat constituencies where the governing parties were strong, in the expectation that the governing parties would each win a seat in many constituencies, relegating Fianna Fáil to one out of three.
Types of sports governing bodies Every sport has a different governing body that can define the way that the sport operates through its affiliated clubs and societies.
According to our own governing document, we are not citizens of the Tribe.
According to the JFF’s memo, the contract requires each individual player to explain the reason for her non-availability, although it did note that an email from one player claiming to represent all the players had been received by the governing body.
According to the ranking published on the official website of the world football governing body, the Eagles also dropped in Africa as they are now sixth on the continent.
A decision could lead to the most significant reset of the doctrines governing online speech since U.S. officials and courts decided to apply relatively few regulations to the web in the 1990s.
Phrases with governing
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with governing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the governing 67×
- governing body 49×
- governing council 13×
- governing board 11×
- governing the 10×
- governing coalition 8×
- governing bodies 8×
- of governing 7×
- governing boards 7×
- governing party 6×