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governance

[guhv-er-nuhns] / ˈgʌv ər nəns /


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It was a reaction to corporate abuses and corrupt governance and horrific things like child labor and environmental destruction.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

The situation is only somewhat different in the governments of Wales and Scotland, British “nations” that enjoy a level of devolved governance somewhat weaker than an American state’s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

MacBeath said he was "content that we have a governance structure checking all spending".

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

A related set of questions concerns governance, control rights and monitoring in private credit.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

As you know from previous chapters, Indigenous peoples had highly organized societies and systems of governance.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz




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