| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. Authoritative control over the affairs of others: administration, government, management, superintendence, supervision. See OVER. 2. An authoritative indication to be obeyed: behest, bidding, charge, command, commandment, dictate, directive, injunction, instruction (often used in plural), mandate, order, word. See OVER, WORDS. 3. The continuous exercise of authority over a political unit: administration, control, governance, government, rule. See CONTROL, POLITICS. 4. An act or instance of guiding: guidance, lead, leadership, management. See AFFECT.
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