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Wiktionary:
govern, verb
1. (transitive) to make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in
2. (intransitive) to exercise political authority; to run a government
3.(transitive) to control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain
4. (transitive) to exercise a deciding or determining influence on.
5. (intransitive) to have or exercise a determining influence

ISO/IEC 38500:
suunamise ja juhtimise süsteem
= system of directing and controlling

ISO 21505:
organisatsiooni suunamise ja juhtimise põhimõtted, poliitikad ja karkass
= principles, policies and framework by which an organization is directed and controlled

ülevaateid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governance

vt ka
- andmevalitsemine
- infotehnoloogia valitsemine
- infoturbe valitsemine
- intsidendi valitsemine
- küberturbe valitsemine
- turbevalitsemine
- valitsemine, riskihaldus ja vastavuse tagamine