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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : guhv-ern |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgʌv ərn |
Definition of governing
Origin :- late 13c., from Old French governer (11c., Modern French gouverner) "govern," from Latin gubernare "to direct, rule, guide, govern" (cf. Spanish gobernar, Italian governare), originally "to steer," a nautical borrowing from Greek kybernan "to steer or pilot a ship, direct" (the root of cybernetics). The -k- to -g- sound shift is perhaps via the medium of Etruscan. Related: Governed; governing.
- adj commanding
- It speaks to us through the processes of governing in the sovereignties of 48 States.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- Self-government relies, in the end, on the governing of the self.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- It is as eager on behalf of the man behind a counter as on that of him who is governing a country.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- The mind is formed not by its innate powers, but by its governing desires.
- Extract from : « Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle » by H. N. Brailsford
- The governing classes alone were reasonable in keeping to small families.
- Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
- Protagoras agrees that knowledge is certainly a governing power.
- Extract from : « Protagoras » by Plato
- I should have wanted to belong to the governing class—of course.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
- He is governing the world not in the interests of one nation only, but in the interests of righteousness.
- Extract from : « History of Religion » by Allan Menzies
- At the same time he invented new methods of governing the school.
- Extract from : « Captains of Industry » by James Parton
- Could there be a more extravagant way of governing a country?
- Extract from : « Home Rule » by Harold Spender
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