having the right and the authority to control something such as a country or an institution 统治的;控制的;管理的;治理的 The Conservatives were then the governing party. 那时是保守党当政。 The school's governing body (= the group of people who control the organization of the school) took responsibility for the decision. 学校行政机构对这个决定负责。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryGoverning is used with these nouns:- board
- body
- class
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