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Government Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Government?
[n] the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"
[n] the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed; "tyrannical government" [n] the study of government of states and other political units [n] the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities" Synonyms | Synonyms for Government: authorities | governance | governing | government activity | political science | politics | regime Related Terms | Find terms related to Government: administration | archbishopric | archdiocese | arrondissement | auspices | authority | bailiwick | bishopric | borough | canton | care | charge | city | civics | claws | clutches | command | commune | conduct | congressional district | constablewick | control | county | cure | custodianship | custody | departement | diocese | direction | disposition | district | domination | dominion | duchy | electoral district | electorate | empery | empire | geopolitics | Geopolitik | governance | grip | guardianship | guidance | hamlet | hand | handling | hands | hundred | husbandry | international relations | iron hand | John Bull | jurisdiction | keeping | Kreis | lead | leading | magistracy | management | managery | managing | manipulation | metropolis | metropolitan area | ministry | oblast | okrug | ordering | oversight | parish | pastorage | pastorate | pastorship | patronage | pilotage | poli-sci | political behavior | political economy | political geography | political philosophy | political science | political theory | politics | power | precinct | principality | protectorship | province | public administration | raj | regime | region | regnancy | regulation | reign | riding | rule | running | safe hands | sheriffalty | sheriffwick | shire | shrievalty | soke | sovereignty | stake | state | steerage | steering | stewardship | superintendence | supervision | sway | talons | territory | the authorities | the conn | the Crown | the Establishment | the government | the helm | the wheel | town | township | tutelage | Uncle Sam | village | wapentake | ward | wardenship | wardship | Washington | watch and ward | Whitehall | wing See Also | administration | ancien regime | bench | brass | court | division | Downing Street | empire | establishment | executive | federal government | general assembly | geopolitics | governance | governing body | government department | government officials | government-in-exile | judicatory | judicature | judicial system | judiciary | law-makers | lawmaking | legislating | legislation | legislative assembly | legislature | local government | misgovernment | misrule | officialdom | organisation | organization | palace | papacy | polity | pontificate | practical politics | realpolitik | royal court | social control | social science | state | state government | system | system of rules | trust busting Government In Webster's Dictionary \Gov"ern*ment\, n. [F. gouvernement. See {Govern}.]
1. The act of governing; the exercise of authority; the
administration of laws; control; direction; regulation;
as, civil, church, or family government.
2. The mode of governing; the system of polity in a state;
the established form of law.
That free government which we have so dearly
purchased, free commonwealth. --Milton.
3. The right or power of governing; authority.
I here resign my government to thee. --Shak.
4. The person or persons authorized to administer the laws;
the ruling power; the administration.
When we, in England, speak of the government, we
generally understand the ministers of the crown for
the time being. --Mozley & W.
5. The body politic governed by one authority; a state; as,
the governments of Europe.
6. Management of the limbs or body. --Shak.
7. (Gram.) The influence of a word in regard to construction,
requiring that another word should be in a particular
case.
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