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Definition of governing adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

governing

adjective
 
/ˈɡʌvənɪŋ/
 
/ˈɡʌvərnɪŋ/
[only before noun]
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  1. having the right and the authority to control something such as a country or an institution
    • The Conservatives were then the governing party.
    • The school's governing body (= the group of people who control the organization of the school) took responsibility for the decision.
    see also self-governing
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryGoverning is used with these nouns:
    • board
    • body
    • class
    • …
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