governing structure

collocation in English

meaningsofgoverningandstructure

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governing
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈɡʌv.ən.ɪŋ/us
/ˈɡʌv.ɚ.nɪŋ/
having the power to govern a country or ...
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structure
noun
uk
/ˈstrʌk.tʃər/us
/ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/
the way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in ...
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(Definition ofgoverningandstructurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This colony is economically weak and fragile, despite recent moves towards a more democratically electedgoverningstructure.
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Six, thegoverningstructureof the funds should be light and transparent.
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The remainder frequently kept at least some of thegoverningstructureof the old legal entity (territory) and would be renamed to avoid confusion.
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This misinformation was further magnified because the organization continued to grow and spread all over the country with no centralgoverningstructure.
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Representatives from locally prominent people and guardians of students are also in thegoverningstructure.
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Thegoverningstructureof the churches effectively changed with the introduction of chairpersons elected by church synods instead of being appointed by the state.
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Because of this flatgoverningstructure, variations of practice develop in each community.
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This article subsequently became cited in the state-building literature, and was said to be a catalyst for disintegration of the country's internationalgoverningstructure.
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In the 1960s they adopted a formal constitution and formed agoverningstructurechoosing a national president.
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Because of thisgoverningstructure, the collection was not dispersed like many monastic libraries.
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At each level, there was agoverningstructurethat combined representative councils and government-appointed executive organs headed by governors, district officers, and mayors, respectively.
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As of 2013, it has three components to itsgoverningstructure: a board, an executive, and an assembly.
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This organization establishes labor standards by means of both conventions and recommendations and has a tripartitegoverningstructurerepresenting government, employers and workers.
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But no effort was made on this occasion or any others during this phase to encourage civilian participation or set up civilian governing structures.
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Since all 4 provinces are economically and geographically inter-dependent, with the currentgoverningstructure, regional planning is limited within provinces and does not cover all of ukurova.
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Departaments are merely administrative divisions; they do not have governing structures or authorities of their own.
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Chairpersons elected by synods were introduced into the governing structures of the churches.
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It favours small projects which have grown out of community support, which are locally managed and have beneficiaries in their governing structures.
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Governing structures for higher education are highly differentiated throughout the world.
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