governing
adjectiveUK /ˈɡʌvənɪŋ/
US /ˈɡʌvərnɪŋ/
Having the power to make rules and decisions for a place or group.
The governing council met to decide the new school rules.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act of making rules and decisions for a place or group.
Governing a big city is a hard job.
3. Having the most important influence over something.
Safety is the governing principle of the design.
4. In grammar, a word that controls the form of another word.
The verb is the governing word in that phrase.