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as in ruling
to exercise authority or power over
the president is elected in order to govern the country, not to follow public opinion polls
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as in regulating
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
you need to govern your speech and be able to communicate your outrage without resorting to profanity
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as in managing
to look after and make decisions about
the company's finances are governed by its chief financial officer
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Recent Examples of governing
The governing party of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured a two-thirds supermajority in a key parliamentary election Sunday, Japanese media reported citing preliminary results, earning a landslide victory thanks to her popularity.
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Mari Yamaguchi, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
But soon after that, the International Skating Union (ISU), skating’s worldwide governing body, made the decision to ban backflips from competition due in large part to the high risk of head and neck injuries.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 9 Feb. 2026
The credential validates skills in securing AI models, defending against adversarial machine learning, and governing AI systems in compliance with evolving regulations.
—Kevin J. Conlan, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
Takaichi, who took office in October after being elected leader of the governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), surpassed the 310 seats needed for a supermajority in the 465-seat lower house, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported from the official election count on Sunday evening.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
Takaichi is hugely popular, but the governing LDP, which has ruled Japan for most of the last seven decades, has struggled with funding and religious scandals in recent years.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Mandelson, a former Cabinet minister, ambassador and elder statesman of the governing Labour Party, has not been arrested or charged.
—CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
The Basel Convention, a global treaty governing hazardous waste movement across borders, shapes how e-waste is recycled worldwide.
—Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation — the sport’s governing body — investigated that race and said no rules were broken.
—Tim Reynolds, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026
Mari Yamaguchi, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
But soon after that, the International Skating Union (ISU), skating’s worldwide governing body, made the decision to ban backflips from competition due in large part to the high risk of head and neck injuries.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 9 Feb. 2026
The credential validates skills in securing AI models, defending against adversarial machine learning, and governing AI systems in compliance with evolving regulations.
—Kevin J. Conlan, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
Takaichi, who took office in October after being elected leader of the governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), surpassed the 310 seats needed for a supermajority in the 465-seat lower house, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported from the official election count on Sunday evening.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
Takaichi is hugely popular, but the governing LDP, which has ruled Japan for most of the last seven decades, has struggled with funding and religious scandals in recent years.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Mandelson, a former Cabinet minister, ambassador and elder statesman of the governing Labour Party, has not been arrested or charged.
—CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
The Basel Convention, a global treaty governing hazardous waste movement across borders, shapes how e-waste is recycled worldwide.
—Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation — the sport’s governing body — investigated that race and said no rules were broken.
—Tim Reynolds, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for governing
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His father was an advisor to the ruling Al Maktoum family and Sulayem played a key role in the ascendance of Dubai as an economic hub.—
Emma Graham,Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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Lawsuits hamper National Guard deployments Every deployment except the one in New Orleans has faced significant legal challenges, with multiple judges ruling the mobilizations unlawful.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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Trump was expected to have a much more hands-off approach to regulating business combinations.—
Jeff Marks,Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
10 Feb. 2026
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Environmental groups and concerned countries see regulating ship fuel as the only way to realistically reduce black carbon.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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The 30-year-old star, born Austin Richard Post, was born in New York but moved to Grapevine at 9 years old after Malone’s father, Rich Post, took a job managing concessions for the Dallas Cowboys.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Feb. 2026
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He's considered a great in-game coach, who creates advantages in the margins, like on substitution patterns and managing the clock.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
8 Feb. 2026
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Several students protested the club in December, claiming the program’s outside influence violates a section of the Equal Access Act prohibiting people outside a school from directing conduct, controlling or regularly attending student groups.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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In court and to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, Mary Gingles repeatedly reported abusive and controlling behavior by Gingles, including threats to her life, in the months leading up to the murders.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, a salty liquid containing calcium chloride (a salt often used to de-ice roads) is pumped through the regenerator, which carries the heat away and ejects it to the surroundings on exit.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Feb. 2026
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The National Institutes of Health reports that oregano oil repels bedbugs more effectively than commercial insecticides containing DEET.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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In the long run, the companies will work toward a more unified retail experience, showing clearly that the two brands are operating as one team.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The health beat takes her inside operating rooms, laboratories and clinics to tell the story of health care from a human perspective.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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The plaintiffs argued that the surge was not genuinely aimed at curbing immigration violations, but was designed instead to coerce the cities and the state into participating in federal immigration enforcement, a violation of the 10th Amendment.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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For instance, the tool’s training data draw largely from bulk tissue datasets, curbing its reliability in rare cell types or specific developmental stages, notes Christina Leslie, a computational biologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.—
Elie Dolgin,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Feb. 2026
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That was far-right Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir’s first full year overseeing the police.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Border security is not the mission of the GLO, and using this office for that purpose distracts from its core responsibilities, managing public land, supporting public education, assisting veterans, and overseeing disaster recovery.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Governing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governing. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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