governance

noun
🔊/ˈɡʌvənəns/
🔊/ˈɡʌvərnəns/
[uncountable] (formal)
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  1. the activity of governing a country or controlling a company or an organization; the way in which a country is governed or a company or institution is controlled统治;管理;统治方式;管理方式
    • He emphasized the company's commitment to high standards of corporate governance.他强调了公司对高标准公司治理的承诺。
    • The aim is to include representatives of all ethnic groups in the governance of the new state.目的是让所有民族的代表参与新国家的治理。
    • The government is stressing the link between aid and good governance in poor countries.政府正在强调贫困国家的援助与善政之间的联系。
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryGovernance is used before these nouns:
    • structure
    Governance is used after these nouns:
    • faculty
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from governer, from Latin gubernare ‘to steer, rule’, from Greek kubernan ‘to steer’.