governability

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Etymology

c. 1858 governable +‎ -ity

Noun

governability (countable and uncountable, plural governabilities)

1. The ability to be governed.

   Antonym: ungovernability

   • 2007 March 1, Ian Fisher, “Slim Vote of Confidence for Italy’s Leader”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     “The new electoral law must guarantee governability and continuity in politics,” he told senators on Wednesday.

Translations

ability to be governed

• Basque: gobernagarritasun
• French: gouvernabilité (fr) f
• Galician: gobernabilidade (gl) f
• German: Regierbarkeit f
• Greek: κυβερνησιμότητα (el) f (kyvernisimótita)
• Italian: governabilità
• Portuguese: governabilidade (pt) f
• Romanian: guvernabilitate f
• Spanish: gobernabilidad f