The phrase "a state governing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the authority or administration of a state or government entity.
Example: "The state governing body has implemented new regulations to improve public safety."
Alternatives: "a governing body of the state" or "state administration".
Is Israel a secular democratic state, or a state governed by Jewish religious law?
"Raising the question of carrying out expulsions should not be taboo in a state governed by law," Mr. Sarkozy said.
"We support what they call the European choice or a state governed by the rule of law," he said.
JUBA, Sudan — President Omar Hassan al-Bashir promised Sunday to turn Sudan into a state governed by Islamic law if the south chooses to secede in a referendum next month.
Leading Salafis hinted in recent days that they did not expect quick fulfillment of their goals for a state governed by Islamic law.
Strauss's somewhat contrarian reading of Plato's "Republic," for example, proposed that the dialogue was devised precisely to demonstrate the dangerous unfeasibility of a state governed by a philosopher-king.
The vision of [Iraq's] Grand Ayatollah Sistani —of quietism and a civil state, meaning not a state governed by clerics—is totally different from the vision of [Iran's] Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
The Indian Communists are buffeted by ideological disagreements of their own, with Mr. Karat beating an anti-American drum, while his comrades in West Bengal, a state governed by the Communists, woo American industry to revitalize a sagging economy.
Alexander Dubcek, the leader of the Czechoslovak communists and the symbol of the Prague Spring, personified hope for democratic evolution, real pluralism, and a peaceful way to a state governed by law and respectful of human rights.
Ashirbaev added that Kamalov is also suspected of belonging to Hizb-ut-Tahrir, an international Islamist group banned throughout the region which agitates for the creation of a state governed by its interpretation of Islamic law but officially disavows violence.
