governing

Noun
  1. associated with:
    • land reform - a redistribution of agricultural land (especially by government action)
    • squandermania - prodigious squandering (usually by a government)
    • price-fixing - control (by agreement among producers or by government) of the price of a commodity in interstate commerce
    • devolution, devolvement - the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)
    • destabilisation, destabilization - the action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy)
    • protest march - occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license
    • government - (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed
    • government, political science, politics - the study of government of states and other political units
    • paternalism - the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good
    • manifesto, pronunciamento - a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)
    • authorities, government, regime - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
    • event planner - someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials)
    • bounty, premium - payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military
    • zero coupon bond, zero-coupon bond - a bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond; the commonest form of zero-coupon security
    • office, power - (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power
    • anarchy, lawlessness - a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)
    • progressive, reform-minded, reformist - favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
    • allegiant - steadfast in devotion (especially to your lawful monarch or government)
    • federal - characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities
    • unitary - characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is held by one central authority
    • minimalist - advocating minimal reforms (as in government or politics)
    is a type of: social control - control exerted (actively or passively) by group action
    subtypes:
    same as: administration, governance, government, government activity
Adjective
  1. similar to: dominant - exercising influence or control

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