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Definition of Governing
Governing

of Govern

Holding the superiority; prevalent; controlling; as, a governing wind; a governing party in a state.

Requiring a particular case.

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Governing Quotations

There is an orderliness in the universe, there is an unalterable law governing everything and every being that exists or lives. It is no blind law; for no blind law can govern the conduct of living beings.
Mohandas Gandhi

In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
Lao Tzu

There is little less trouble in governing a private family than a whole kingdom.
Michel de Montaigne

It is the function of science to discover the existence of a general reign of order in nature and to find the causes governing this order. And this refers in equal measure to the relations of man - social and political - and to the entire universe as a whole.
Dmitri Mendeleev

Sound science must be a basis to governing our trade relations around the globe.
Bill Frist

Governing Translations

governing in French is gouvernant
governing in German is regierend, Beherrschung
governing in Swedish is regerande


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