- present participle of govern.
governing
Example Sentences
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Behind the clash is a 2022 decision by India’s central bank to order the company to seek a stock market listing for Tata Sons, in compliance with new rules governing systemically important investment firms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
The four leagues say the shake-up is needed to make world football's governing body "transparent, objective, proportionate and inclusive" and claim that "our sport cannot grow globally if its foundations are undermined".
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
The governing body's chief executive, Christian Milz, said the decision "demonstrates our commitment" to competitors who are "at the heart of our sport".
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
The current rules giving athletes the right to earn money from their name, image and likeness aren’t the same as giving them power over the institutions governing their careers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Determinism seems fairly obvious in this case, but Laplace went further to assume that there were similar laws governing everything else, including human behavior.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
