direction vs governance

direction

noun
  • The work of the director in cinema or theater; the skill of directing a film, play etc. 

  • Guidance, instruction. 

  • A general trend for future action. 

  • A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston). 

governance

noun
  • The process, or the power, of governing; government or administration. 

  • Accountability for consistent, cohesive policies, processes and decision rights. 

  • The state of being governed. 

  • The specific system by which a political system is ruled. 

  • The group of people who make up an administrative body. 

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