governance

/หˆษกสŒvษ™nษ™ns/

IPA: /G AH1 V ER0 N AH0 N S/

noun
  1. 1

    The process, or the power, of governing; government or administration.

  2. 2

    The specific system by which a political system is ruled.

  3. 3

    The group of people who make up an administrative body.

  4. 4

    The state of being governed.

  5. 5

    Accountability for consistent, cohesive policies, processes and decision rights.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/governance