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| NOUN | 1 | government, authorities, regime | The organization that is the governing authority of a political unit |
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| 2 | government | (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed | |
| 3 | government, governing, governance, government activity | The act of governing | |
| 4 | government, politics, political science | The study of government of states and other political units |
| Sounds | gah'vermahnt; gah'vernmahnt |
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| Rhymes | abandonment, abatement, aberrant, and 658 more rhymes in ahnt... |
| Meaning | The organization that is the governing authority of a political unit. |
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| Examples | "the government reduced taxes" |
| Synonyms | authorities, regime |
| Members | government department; legislature, legislative assembly, legislative, general assembly, law-makers; executive; judiciary, bench; division; government officials, officialdom |
| Parts | administration, governance, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation; judiciary, judicature, judicatory, judicial system |
| Category | government, governing, governance, government activity |
| Broader | polity |
| Narrower | bureaucracy; ancien regime; court, royal court; Downing Street; empire; federal government; government-in-exile; local government; military government, stratocracy; palace; papacy, pontificate; puppet government, puppet state, pupet regime; state; state government |
| Adjectives | governmental |
| Verbs | govern |
| Meaning | (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed. |
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| Examples | "tyrannical government" |
| Category | government, governing, governance, government activity |
| Broader | system, system of rules |
| Adjectives | governmental |
| Verbs | govern |
| Meaning | The act of governing. Exercising authority. |
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| Examples | "he had considerable experience of government" |
| Synonyms | governing, governance, government activity |
| Category of | progressive, reformist, reform-minded; allegiant; federal; unitary; minimalist; land reform; squandermania; price-fixing; devolution, devolvement; destabilization, destabilisation; protest march; government; politics, political science, government; paternalism; manifesto, pronunciamento; government, authorities, regime; event planner; bounty, premium; zero coupon bond, zero-coupon bond; office, power; anarchy, lawlessness |
| Broader | social control |
| Narrower | misgovernment, misrule; legislation, legislating, lawmaking; trust busting |
| Adjectives | governmental |
| Verbs | govern |
| Meaning | The study of government of states and other political units. |
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| Synonyms | politics, political science |
| Category of | minimalist; terrorist; bolt; politics; mandate; patronage; demonstration, manifestation; conspiracy, cabal; catechism; nominating speech, nominating address, nomination; combination; Soviets; civilization, civilisation; side; assassin, assassinator, bravo; muckraker, mudslinger; mugwump, independent, fencesitter; regular; coattails effect; war chest; turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang |
| Category | government, governing, governance, government activity |
| Broader | social science |
| Narrower | geopolitics; realpolitik, practical politics |
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