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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

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

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Before entering politics, his career was focused on dealmaking at Goldman Sachs, running two central banks in Canada and England, and corporate governance in the boardrooms, including as chairman at Brookfield Asset Management.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Let me say that the princes of our times, in their governance, suffer less from this problem of satisfying their soldiers by extraordinary means.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli




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