governance
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Synonyms
administration, authority, government, jurisdiction, regime (also régime), regimen, rule
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Last month’s rushed, late-night election came as the first move by a governing board trying to turning the corner on transparency and good governance. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, sun-sentinel.com, "Broward Health elects new board officers for second time in a month," 28 Aug. 2019 Post the governance failures of WorldCom and Enron and the implementation of the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act, there was a palpable shift in the boardroom that led to a much deeper focus on internal controls. — Betsy Atkins, Quartz at Work, "Does your company actually need a board of directors?," 27 Aug. 2019 Hence, there is not much beyond basic governance that these leaders can promise people. — Riyaz Wani, Quartz India, "With Kashmir’s autonomy gone, its pro-India political parties have lost all credibility," 27 Aug. 2019 Jessica Levinson, a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles who specializes in election law and governance, said there appeared to be legitimate arguments on both sides. — Bob Egelko, SFChronicle.com, "How California’s voters may have saved Trump from releasing his taxes," 27 Aug. 2019 Patriarchy is the system of society and governance in which men hold the power and women are excluded from it. — Betty Folliard, Twin Cities, "Betty Folliard: ERA 2020 — let’s finish what the suffragists started," 25 Aug. 2019 Humility is a necessary antecedent to good governance. — Nate Hochman, National Review, "America’s New Crisis of Confidence," 16 July 2019 Similarly, changes in executive leadership or company policies can be a clear signal of progress on issues related to corporate governance (the G). — Alina Dizik, WSJ, "The Difficulty of Measuring a Company’s Social Impact," 24 June 2019 The lawmakers want an independent bipartisan 16-member board to investigate and make recommendations for reshaping the USOC, armed with subpoena power to look into everything from finance to board governance. — Sally Jenkins, courant.com, "Larry Nassar is in jail, but only one USOC official was fired? Yes, we need reform.," 18 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'governance.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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