governances

noun

Definition of governancesnext
plural of governance
1
as in governments
lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation) after World War II, the four Allied nations shared the governance of the territory of postwar Germany under the Allied Control Council

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2
as in managements
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something while a financial advisor can be helpful, the governance of your family finances ultimately rests with you

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  1. operations
  2. administrations
  3. regimes
Noun
  • Next-Generation Infrastructure – Faster Networks, Smarter Hardware IT operations will continue to be redefined thanks to new developments and breakthroughs in network, data storage and processor technology.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • This enables the terrorist group Al-Shabab to recruit militants, spread their destructive ideology, and expand operations beyond Somalia's borders under the guise of preventing Somalia's disintegration.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of operations
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  • While respondents acknowledged that administrations could increase or decrease hurdles, most expressed that those would not be significant enough to warrant changes in strategy.
    The Sorenson Impact Institute, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • And of course, what does the federal government have in store for higher education with the change in administrations?
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of administrations
Noun
  • In addition to livestock, Russia has gifted other animals to North Korea, seemingly as a gesture of goodwill from Putin to Kim, symbolizing the growing ties between their regimes.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • By Anne Applebaum As Hemingway once wrote of bankruptcy, the collapse of autocratic regimes tends to happen gradually and then suddenly—slowly, and then all at once.
    Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2024
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