governances
USGUV-ur-nuhns-iz/ˈɡʌvəɹnənsɪz/UKGUV-uh-nuhns-iz/ˈɡʌvənənsɪz/
- 1Plural of governance. Rare, as governance is usually uncountable.
Note
A plural that only makes sense when governance can be counted. Every meaning of the singular works both as a mass noun and as a count noun, and the plural belongs to the count use: separate systems of rule, or separate administrative bodies, set side by side. When the meaning is the process of governing or the state of being governed, the singular reads more naturally: good governance, not good governances.
governances is a form of governance
governance, noun: The act or power of governing: the running of a government or organization. Full entry
- Forms
- governancegovernances plural
- Spelling
- governance → governances: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.
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