Synonyms for governing
gov·ern·ing

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1. government, governing, governance, government activity, administrationadjective

   the act of governing; exercising authority

   "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"

   Synonyms:
   authorities, political science, establishment, judicature, organization, presidency, presidential term, governance, politics, governing body, disposal, government activity, brass, giving medication, administration, government, regime, organisation

   Antonyms:
   low-level, subordinate

2. governingadjective

   responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws

   "governing bodies"

   Antonyms:
   subordinate, low-level

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1. List of paraphrases for "governing":

   guiding, regulating, administration, ruling, management, executive, governors, directors, governance, rector, administrative, director, provision, steering, government, relating, department, applicable, admin, judgement, ruler, verdict

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1. Colin Mackey:

   With American troops on the ground and no governing authority capable of taking charge, the United States faces the real possibility of a secular version of militant Islam.

2. The ECB:

   The Governing Council expects the key ECB interest rates to remain at their present levels at least through the summer of 2019 and in any case for as long as necessary (to get inflation. back to near 2 percent).

3. Steve Vladeck:

   Today's decision is going to make it incumbent upon businesses and governments to be far more specific in their policies governing access to databases -- not just about who is allowed to access particular databases, but about the specific purposes for which those individuals are and are not allowed to access that database, in the process, The Supreme Court on Thursday has made it a lot harder to punish those who misuse databases to which they generally have lawful access -- and a lot more important for database owners to expressly prohibit uses of the data that aren't specifically permitted.

4. Shawn Johnson:

   Knowing that USA Gymnastics has failed their athletes so terribly disappoints me and makes me so incredibly angry. The fact that any of this has ever happened shows that USA Gymnastics has failed as a governing body to protect the athletes that it supports and claims to care about.

5. Sheikh Salman:

   In this time of uncertainty surrounding soccer's world governing body FIFA, it is clear that what is needed, more urgently than ever, is a firm hand to run the world body competently and with a determination to conduct its affairs professionally and with maximum transparency.