government
- the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- the form or system of rule by which a state, community, etc., is governed: monarchical government; episcopal government.
- the governing body of persons in a state, community, etc.; administration.
- a branch or service of the supreme authority of a state or nation, taken as representing the whole: a dam built by the government.
- (in some parliamentary systems, as that of the United Kingdom)
- the particular group of persons forming the cabinet at any given time: The prime minister has formed a new government.
- the parliament along with the cabinet: The government has fallen.
- direction; control; management; rule: the government of one's conduct.
- a district governed; province.
- political science.
- Grammar. the extablished usage that requires that one word in a sentence should cause another to be of a particular form: the government of the verb by its subject.
Origin of government
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Related Words for government
power, ministry, union, authority, state, rule, politics, law, regime, control, regimentation, predominance, executive, supremacy, empire, guidance, governance, regulation, superiority, sovereigntyExamples from the Web for government
Contemporary Examples of government
A few years back, designer John Galliano was fined by the government for sharing just such anti-semitic sentiments in public.
Not actual CIA agents, but U.S. government personnel who have worked very closely with the CIA, and who are fans of the show.
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISISMarlow Stern
January 8, 2015
I think the response of the French government so far has been pretty appropriate in that regard.
The United States government might not release that information for years, if ever.
But most likely it was linked to the way priests identify with the poor in the face of government and criminal abuses.
Historical Examples of government
Harbour improvements have occupied much of the attention of Government.
Explorations in AustraliaJohn Forrest
Shall be happy to facilitate any despatch you may wish forwarded to your Government.
Explorations in AustraliaJohn Forrest
Sometimes it is said that man can not be trusted with the government of himself.
The world has nothing to fear from military ambition in our Government.
If the minority will not acquiesce, the majority must, or the Government must cease.
government
- the exercise of political authority over the actions, affairs, etc, of a political unit, people, etc, as well as the performance of certain functions for this unit or body; the action of governing; political rule and administration
- the system or form by which a community, etc, is ruledtyrannical government
- the executive policy-making body of a political unit, community, etc; ministry or administrationyesterday we got a new government
- (capital when of a specific country)the British Government
- the state and its administrationblame it on the government
- (as modifier)a government agency
- regulation; direction
- grammar the determination of the form of one word by another word
Word Origin and History for government
late 14c., "act of governing or ruling;" 1550s, "system by which a thing is governed" (especially a state), from Old French governement (Modern French gouvernement), from governer (see govern). Replaced Middle English governance. Meaning "governing power" in a given place is from 1702.