democracy
Webster Dictionary
government by popular representation; a form ...Government in which the supreme power is retained by the people, but is indirectly exercised through a system of representation and delegated authority periodically renewed; a constitutional representative government; a republic
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bureaucracy
Webster Dictionary
a system of carrying on the business ...Government by means of departments or bureaus, each under the control of a chief, in contradiction to a system in which the officers ...Government have an associated authority and responsibility; also, government conducted on this system
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envoy
Webster Dictionary
one dispatched upon an errand or mission; a messenger; esp., a person deputed by a sovereign or a government to negotiate a treaty, or transact other business, with a foreign sovereign or government; a minister accredited to a foreign government. An envoy's rank is below that of an ambassador
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minister
Webster Dictionary
a representative of a government, sent to the court, or seat ...Government, of a foreign nation to transact diplomatic business
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revolution
Webster Dictionary
a fundamental change in political organization, or in a government or constitution; the overthrow or renunciation of one government, and the substitution of another, by the governed
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autonomy
Webster Dictionary
the power or right of self-government; self-government, or political independence, of a city or a state
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protectorate
Webster Dictionary
government by a protector; -- applied especially to the government of England by Oliver Cromwell
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allegiance
Webster Dictionary
the tie or obligation, implied or expressed, which a subject owes to his sovereign or government; the duty of fidelity to one's king, government, or state
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polity
Webster Dictionary
the form or constitution of the civil government of a nation or state; the framework or organization by which the various departments ...Government are combined into a systematic whole
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governmental
Webster Dictionary
pertaining to government; made by government; as, governmental duties
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triumvirate
Webster Dictionary
government by three in coalition or association; the term of such...Government
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subsidy
(ˈsʌb sɪ di)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a direct financial aid furnished by a government, as to a private commercial enterprise, an individual, or another government.
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court of claims
(ˈkɔrt, ˈkoʊrt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a court specializing in claims against the federal government, a state government, its agencies, etc.
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dictatorship
(ɪkˈteɪ tərˌʃɪp, ˈdɪk teɪ-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a country, government, or the form ...Government in which absolute power is exercised by a dictator.
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revolving-door
(ɪˈvɒl vər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
of or pertaining to a practice in which government officials return to positions in private companies that do business with the government.
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devolution
(ˌdɛv əˈlu ʃən;)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the transfer of power or authority from a central government to a local government.
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autocracy
(ɔˈtɒk rə si)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
government in which one person has unlimited authority; the government of an autocrat.
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sovereign immunity
(sovereign immunity)
Princeton's WordNet
an exemption that precludes bringing a suit against the sovereign government without the government's consent
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department of justice canada
(Department of Justice Canada, DoJC)
Princeton's WordNet
an agency of the Canadian government that provides litigation and legal advice and opinions to t...Government
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dojc
(Department of Justice Canada, DoJC)
Princeton's WordNet
an agency of the Canadian government that provides litigation and legal advice and opinions to t...Government
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double dipping
(double dipping)
Princeton's WordNet
two incomes received from the same source (as by holding a government job and receiving a government pension)
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home rule
(home rule)
Princeton's WordNet
self-government in local matters by a city or county that is part of a nation...Government
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russian revolution
(Russian Revolution, February Revolution)
Princeton's WordNet
the revolution against the czarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a provisional government in March 1917
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february revolution
(Russian Revolution, February Revolution)
Princeton's WordNet
the revolution against the czarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a provisional government in March 1917
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plutocracy
Webster Dictionary
a form ...Government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of the wealthy classes; government by the rich; also, a controlling or influential class of rich men
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commune
Webster Dictionary
a small territorial district in France under the government of a mayor and municipal council; also, the inhabitants, or the government, of such a district. See Arrondissement
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town hall
(town hall)
Princeton's WordNet
a government building that houses administrative offices of a to...Government
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office
(office, power)
Princeton's WordNet
(of a government ...Government official) holding an office means being in power
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power
(office, power)
Princeton's WordNet
(of a government ...Government official) holding an office means being in power
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ombudsman
(ombudsman)
Princeton's WordNet
a government appointee who investigates complaints by private persons against t...Government
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