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1. (n.) 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 community, etc.
2. government
the form or system of rule by which a state, etc., is governed:
monarchical government.
3. government
the governing body of persons in a state, community, etc.
4. government
a branch or service of the supreme authority of a state or nation, taken as representing the whole.
5. government
(in some parliamentary systems, as that of the United Kingdom)
6. government
the particular group of persons forming the cabinet at any given time:
The Prime Minister has formed a new government.
7. government
the parliament along with the cabinet.
8. government
direction; control; management.
9. government
a district governed; province.
10. government
a relationship between two words in a sentence such that the use of one word requires the other to be of a particular form.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < OF governement. See govern , -ment)
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| Definition of 'Government' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) government, authorities, regime
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
"the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"
2. (noun) government, governing, governance, government activity, administration
the act of governing; exercising authority
"regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"
3. (noun) government
(government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed
"tyrannical government"
4. (noun) politics, political science, government
the study of government of states and other political units
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1. (noun) government
the group of people responsible for running a country
people employed by the government; a newly elected government; federal/local government
2. government
the process of running a country
good government
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Government
the act of governing; the exercise of authority; the administration of laws; control; direction; regulation; as, civil, church, or family government
2. (noun) Government
the mode of governing; the system of polity in a state; the established form of law
3. (noun) Government
the right or power of governing; authority
4. (noun) Government
the person or persons authorized to administer the laws; the ruling power; the administration
5. (noun) Government
the body politic governed by one authority; a state; as, the governments of Europe
6. (noun) Government
management of the limbs or body
7. (noun) Government
the influence of a word in regard to construction, requiring that another word should be in a particular case
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| Definitions of 'Government' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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Government
A kind of legalized pillage.
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| Definition of 'Government' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Government
The complex of political institutions, laws, and customs through which the function of governing is carried out in a specific political unit.
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Sense: the people who rule a country or state
the British Government.
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 Afrikaans: regering |
 Arabic: حُكومَه |
 Bulgarian: правителство |
 Brazilian: governo |
 Czech: vláda |
 German: die Regierung |
 Danish: regering |
 Greek: κυβέρνηση |
 Spanish: gobierno |
 Estonian: valitsus |
 Farsi: دولت |
 Finnish: hallitus |
 French: gouvernement |
 Hebrew: מֶמשָׁלָה |
 Hindi: शासन, नियंत्रण |
 Croatian: vlada |
 Hungarian: kormány(zat) |
 Indonesian: pemerintah |
 Icelandic: stjórnvöld, ríkisstjórn |
 Italian: governo |
 Japanese: 政府 |
 Korean: 정부 |
 Lithuanian: vyriausybė, valdžia |
 Latvian: valdība |
 Malay: kerajaan |
 Dutch: regering |
 Norwegian: regjering, styre |
 Polish: rząd |
 Persian: دولت |
 Pashto: حكومت، دولت |
 Portuguese: governo |
 Romanian: guvern |
 Russian: правительство |
 Slovak: vláda |
 Slovenian: vlada |
 Serbian: vlada |
 Swedish: regering |
 Thai: รัฐบาล |
 Turkish: hükümet |
 Taiwanese: 政府 |
 Ukrainian: уряд |
 Urdu: سرکار، حکومت |
 Vietnamese: chính quyền |
 Chinese: 政府 |
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