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Antonyms for governing

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
Example sentences :
  • 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

Synonyms for governing

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