Lewis & Short

gŭbernātĭo, ōnis, f. [guberno], a steering, piloting of a ship (Ciceron.).

  1. I. Lit.: si in ipsa gubernatione negligentia est navis eversa, Cic. Fin. 4, 27, 76; cf. id. ib. 3, 7, 24.
  2. II. Transf., in gen., direction, management, government: summi imperii gubernatione districtus, Cic. de Or. 3, 32, 131: civitatis, id. Rep. 1, 2: tantarum rerum, id. Cat. 3, 8, 18: consilii, id. Inv. 2, 54, 164: summi consilii, id. Vat. 15, 36.