Noun has 2 senses

• governance(n = noun.group) administration, brass, establishment, governing body, organisation, organization - the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"






• governance(n = noun.act) administration, governing, government, government activity - the act of governing; exercising authority; "he had considerable experience of government"; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"



Derived form verb govern₃