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legislating vs governing

governing vs legislating

legislating and governing both are nouns.

legislating is not an adjective while governing is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
legislating Yes No No No
governing Yes Yes No No
As nouns, governing is a hypernym of legislating; that is, governing is a word with a broader meaning than legislating:
  • legislating: the act of making or enacting laws
  • governing: the act of governing; exercising authority
Other hypernyms of legislating include administration, governance, government, government activity.
legislating (noun) governing (noun)
the act of making or enacting laws the act of governing; exercising authority
legislating (adjective) governing (adjective)
responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws
Difference between legislating and governing

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