government

government,

system of social control under which the right to make laws, and the right to enforce them, is vested in a particular group in society. There are many classifications of government. According to the classical formula, governments are distinguished by whether power is held by one man, a few, or a majority. Today, it is common to distinguish between types of government on the basis of institutional organization and the degree of control exercised over the society. Organizationally, governments may be classified into parliamentary or presidential systems, depending on the relationship between executive and legislature. Government may also be classified according to the distribution of power at different levels. It may be unitary—i.e., with the central government controlling local affairs—or it may be federated or confederated, according to the degree of autonomy of local government. The basic law determining the form of government is called the constitutionconstitution,
fundamental principles of government in a nation, either implied in its laws, institutions, and customs, or embodied in one fundamental document or in several.
..... Click the link for more information. and may be written, as in the United States, or largely unwritten, as in Great Britain. Modern governments perform many functions besides the traditional ones of providing internal and external security, order, and justice; most are involved in providing welfare services, regulating the economy, and establishing educational systems. The extreme case of governmental regulation of every aspect of people's lives is totalitarianismtotalitarianism
, a modern autocratic government in which the state involves itself in all facets of society, including the daily life of its citizens. A totalitarian government seeks to control not only all economic and political matters but the attitudes, values, and beliefs
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Bibliography

See R. M. MacIver, The Web of Government (rev. ed. 1965); S. H. Beer, Patterns of Government (3d ed. 1973); G. A. Almond and G. B. Powell, Comparative Politics: A Developmental Approach (1966); S. E. Finer, Comparative Government (1970).

Government

the highest executive body of a state. Sometimes called the council of ministers or cabinet of ministers, governments are headed by a prime minister, a chancellor, or by the chairman of the council of ministers or cabinet of ministers. In some countries the government is headed by the head of state—in the USA, for example, by the president. Such members of the government as ministers, secretaries, and secretaries of state direct state administrative departments. Governments may be composed of one or of several parties. Federal states have a central or federal government as well as governments of the political units, for example, states or provinces, that form the federation.

In capitalist countries governments are formed by a parliament or are appointed by the monarch or president. In the Federal Republic of Germany, Ireland, and Japan the head of state appoints as premier or chancellor a person elected by parliament. In many countries the government according to law is responsible to parliament, but in reality all the power is generally wielded by the government and its head; this system of government by ministers has replaced parliamentarism. In capitalist countries, the government’s delegated legislative power is of great importance. Bourgeois governments are continually under the influence of large capitalist conglomerates, which determine the government’s composition and policies. Thus, the government becomes in actuality the political instrument of a small group of leading monopolists, who utilize the government to control society.

In socialist states the government is formed by the highest body of the people’s representatives, to which it is responsible and accountable. The governments of the socialist countries are the highest executive and administrative bodies of state authority. Their formation, composition, and scope are determined by constitutions or by constitutional laws.

Government

in linguistics, a syntactic relationship between the parts of a sentence; the lexical and grammatical characteristics of one part (the governing part) determine the grammatical form of another part (the subordinate part). For example, a transitive verb requires an object in the accusative case without a preposition, as in “I see a friend.”

In the structure of a sentence, the relationship of government applies to the objects of nouns and is in contrast to the relationships of agreement and subordination. In verbal government the verb is the governing part, and in nominal government the verbal noun is the governing part.

In Russian, the subordinate part of a sentence governed by a transitive verb is in the accusative case without a preposition (direct object); the subordinate part of a sentence governed by an intransitive verb is in the genitive or another case (indirect object). There is a certain correlation between verbal and nominal government. When a verbal noun has been formed from a transitive verb, the accusative case of the direct object changes to the genitive case. For example, in the phrase vybirat’ knigu (“to choose a book”) the noun is in the accusative case, and in vybor knigi (“the choice of a book”) it is in the genitive case. If the verb is intransitive, the case of the indirect object does not change. For example, in both zhazhdat’ slavy (“to long for glory”) and zhazhda slavy (“a longing for glory”) the noun is in the genitive case. Government of an indirect object may occur without a preposition, as in bolet’ grippom (“to be ill with [by means of] influenza”), or with a preposition, as in bolet’ za komandu (“to be a fan of the team”).

Government may also be strong or loose. In strong government the choice of the preposition and of the case of the governed part is strictly restricted. For example, zaviset’ ot (“to depend on”) must be followed by the genitive case. Loose government permits a freer choice of combinations of the governing part with different forms of the subordinate part. For example, govorit’s (“to speak with”) is followed by a noun in the instrumental case, and govorit’ o (“to speak about”) is followed by a noun in the prepositional case.

V. A. VINOGRADOV

government

1. 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 2. the system or form by which a community, etc., is ruled 3. the executive policy-making body of a political unit, community, etc.; ministry or administration 4. a. the state and its administration b. (as modifier): a government agency
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gov·ern·ment

G0209000 (gŭv′ərn-mənt)n.1. The act or process of governing, especially the control and administration of public policy in a political unit.2. The office, function, or authority of a governing individual or body.3. Exercise of authority in a political unit; rule.4. The agency or apparatus through which a governing individual or body functions and exercises authority.5. A governing body or organization, as:a. The ruling political party or coalition of political parties in a parliamentary system.b. The cabinet in a parliamentary system.c. The persons who make up a governing body.6. A system or policy by which a political unit is governed.7. Administration or management of an organization, business, or institution.8. Political science.9. Grammar The influence of a word over the morphological inflection of another word in a phrase or sentence.

gov′ern·men′tal (-mĕn′tl) adj.gov′ern·men′tal·ly adv.Usage Note: In American usage government always takes a singular verb. In British usage government, in the sense of a governing group of officials, takes a plural verb: The government are determined to follow this course. See Usage Note at collective noun.

government

(ˈɡʌvənmənt; ˈɡʌvəmənt) n1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) 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 administration2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the system or form by which a community, etc, is ruled: tyrannical government. 3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a. the executive policy-making body of a political unit, community, etc; ministry or administration: yesterday we got a new government. b. (capital when of a specific country): the British Government. 4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a. the state and its administration: blame it on the government. b. (as modifier): a government agency. 5. regulation; direction6. (Linguistics) grammar the determination of the form of one word by another word governmental adj ˌgovernˈmentally adv

gov•ern•ment

(ˈgʌv ərn mənt, -ər mənt)

n. 1. 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. the form or system of rule by which a state, etc., is governed: monarchical government. 3. the governing body of persons in a state, community, etc. 4. a branch or service of the supreme authority of a state or nation, taken as representing the whole. 5. (in some parliamentary systems, as that of the United Kingdom) a. the particular group of persons forming the cabinet at any given time: The Prime Minister has formed a new government. b. the parliament along with the cabinet. 6. direction; control; management. 7. a district governed; province. 8. political science. 9. a relationship between two words in a sentence such that the use of one word requires the other to be of a particular form. [1350–1400; Middle English < Old French governement. See govern, -ment] gov`ern•men′tal (-ˈmɛn tl) adj. gov`ern•men′tal•ly, adv. usage: See collective noun.

Government

See also bureaucracy; communism; fascism; politics; society.
absolutismthe theory and exercise of complete and unrestricted power in government. See also autarchy, autocracy, despotism, dictatorship, monarchy, oligarchy. — absolutist, n., adj. — absolutistic. adj.anarchism1. a political theory advocating the elimination of governments and governmental restraint and the substitution of voluntary cooperation among individuals.
2. the methods and practices of anarchists. Cf. Nihilism. — anarchist, n. — anarchic, adj.anarchyan absence of government and law; political disorder, often accompanied by violence. See also order and disorder.angelocracyrule by angels.antarchismRare. the principle of opposition to all forms of government, or to all restraint of individuals by laws. — antarchist, n. — antarchistic, adj.apartheidthe policy of strict racial segregation and political and economie discrimination against non-whites practiced in the Republic of South Africa.archology1. the science of government.
2. the science of origins.arithmocracyrule by that group which holds the numerical majority in a state. — arithmocratic, adj.autarchy1. an absolute sovereignty.
2. an autocratic government.
3. autarky. — autarch, n. — autarchie, autarchical, adj.autocracy1. a government in which one person has unrestricted control over others.
2. a country with an autocratic system. — autocrat, n. — autocratic, adj.autonomy1. the power or right of self-government.
2. a self-governing community. Cf. heteronymy. — autonomous, adj.biarchythe rule of a nation, state, or community by two persons.bicameralism1. a legislative body having two branches, houses, or chambers.
2. advocacy of bicameral structure. Cf. unicameralism. — bicameralist, n. — bicameral, adj.bipartisanismthe state of being composed of members of two parties or of two parties cooperating, as in government. — bipartisan, adj.caciquismthe domination of areas in Spanish and Latin America by local political bosses. Also caciquismo.carpetbaggismthe practices of the carpetbaggers, Northerners who, after the Civil War, sought private gain in the South from the Reconstruction government. — carpetbaggery, n.Castroismthe doctrines and policies of Fidel Castro, communist premier of Cuba.centralisma system, especially in government, in which power and administration are concentrated in a central group or institution. — centralist, n., adj. — centralistic, adj.chiliarchya system with one thousand rulers.chromatocracyrule by a single race.colonialismthe implementation of various political, economic, and social policies to enable a state to maintain or extend its authority and control over other territories. — colonialist, n., adj. — colonialistic, adj.condominiumInternational Law. a joint sovereignty over a colony or dependent territory by several states. — condominate, v.constitutional monarchya system in which the powers of a monarch are defined and limited by law.cosmocracycontrol of the whole world.decarchy, dekarchythe control of a governmental system by ten persons. Also called decadarchy.democracya form of government in which sovereign power resides in the people and is exercised by them or by officers they elect to represent them. Cf. republicanism. — democrat, n. — democratic, adj.demonocracy1. the power of demons.
2. government or rule by demons. — demonocratic, adj.despotism1. a form of government with a ruler having absolute authority; autocracy.
2. a system ruled by a tyrant or dictator having absolute, usually oppressive power. — despot, n. — despotic, adj.diarchy, dyarchya government controlled by two rulers; biarchy. — diarch, dyarch, n.dictatorship1. a despotic system ruled by a dictator possessing absolute power and absolute authority.
2. the office of a dictator. — dictatorial, adj.doulocracy, dulocracyRare. a government controlled by slaves.duarchygovernment by two persons.duumvirate1. a position in government held jointly by two men.
2. the two people holding such a position.dynasticism1. a system of government in which a sequence of rulers is derived from the same family, group, or stock.
2. the reign of such a sequence. — dynast, dynasty, n.elitismthe belief or practice that government should be by a self-appointed group who consider themselves superior to those governed by virtue of their higher birth. — elitist, n., adj.endarchya centralized government.ergatocracya government controlled by workers.ethnarchythe rank and position of a governor of a province or people. — ethnarch, n.factionismthe quality of being a clique or combination, as within a larger organization. Also called factionalism. — factionist, n. — factionary, adj.fascism1. the tenets of a centralized, totalitarian, and nationalistic government that strictly controls finance, industry, and commerce, practices rigid censorship and racism, and eliminates opposition through secret police.
2. such a government, as that of Italy under Mussolini. — fascist, n. — fascistic, adj.federaleselanguage typical of the federal government, especially bureau-cratie jargon.federalism1. a union of states under a central government distinct from that of the separate states, who retain certain individual powers under the central government.
2. (cap.) the principles of the American Federalist party, especially its emphasis during the early years of the U.S. on a strong central government. — federalist, n., adj. — federalistic, adj.feudalisma European system flourishing between 800-1400 based upon fixed relations of lord to vassal and all lands held in fee (as from the king), and requiring of vassal-tenants homage and service. Also feudality. — feudal, feudalistic, adj.foolocracygovernment or domination of society by fools.gerontocracythe system in which the rulers are old men.governmentalisma theory that advocates the extension of governmental activity. — governmentalist, n.hagiarchy1. a system of government by priests.
2. a state so governed.hagiocracy1. a system of rule by persons considered holy.
2. a state so governed.hecatonarchya system of rule by 100 persons.heptarchy1. government by seven persons.
2. a group or confederacy of seven political units.
3. English History. the seven principal concurrent early English kingdoms. — heptarch, heptarchist, n. — heptarchal, heptarchic, heptarchical, adj.heteronomy1. the state or condition of being ruled, governed, or under the sway of another, as in a military occupation.
2. the state or condition of being under the influence or domination, in a moral, spiritual, or similar sense, of another person, entity, force, etc. Cf. autonomy. — heteronomous, adj.hexarchya group or confederacy of six political units.hierarchismthe system of government or authority of a hierarchy. — hierarchization, n. — hierarchial, adj.isocracya government in which there is equality of power among all the people. — isocrat, n. — isocratic, adj.Jesuitocracygovernment by Jesuits.justicialisma fascistic theory of government in Argentina under the Peron administration involving government intervention and economic control to ensure social justice and public welfare; Peronism.kakistocracya system of rule by the worst men.kakotopiaa state in which the worst possible conditions exist in government, society, law, etc. See also utopia.kritarchyRare. the rule, over ancient Israel, of the judges.legitimista supporter of legitimate authority, especially of claims to a throne based on the rights of heredity. — legitimism, n.manorialism1. the system of manorial social and political organization, as in the Middle Ages.
2. Sometimes Pejorative. any small, strong unit of local political and social organization.matriarchate1. a matriarchal form of government.
2. a family, tribe, or other social group ruled by a matriarch or matriarchs. — matriarchic, adj.matriarchya society organized with the mother or oldest female as head of the tribe or clan, with descent being traced through the female line. — matriarch, n. — matriarchal, adj.mediocracygovernment or dominance of society by the mediocre.mobocracygovernment by the mob; the mob as ruler or dominant force in society. — mobocratic, adj.mobocrat1. a person who advocates government by the mob.
2. a member of a mobocracy.monarchismthe doctrines and principles of a monarchical government. — monarchist, n. — monarchical, adj.monarchy1. a governmental system in which supreme power is actually or nominally held by a monarch.
2. supreme power and authority held by one person; autocracy. — monarchie, monarchical, adj.moneyocracygovernment or domination of society by the rich.monocracya system ruled by one person; autocracy.municipalism1. the process of self-government by cities, towns, or municipalities.
2. a doctrine advocating such government. — municipalist, n.myriarchya system controlled by ten thousand rulers.Napoleonismthe adherence to the doctrines of Napoleon and his dynasty. — Napoleonist, n. — Napoleonic, adj.neocracya government by amateurs.Nihilismthe principles of a Russian revolutionary movement in the late 19th century, advocating the destruction of government as a means to anarchy and of ten employing terrorism and assassination to assist its program. — nihilist, n., adj. — nihilistic, adj.nomarchya provincial system of government, as in modern Greece, under officials called nomarchs.
2. the office or jurisdiction of a nomarch. Also called nome.noninterventionisma policy under which government regulation of private industry is reduced or nonexistent. — noninterventionist, n., adj.oligarchy1. a system of rule by a few persons.
2. the people who form such a government. — oligarch, n. — oligarchie, oligarchical, adj.palatinatethe office of or territory governed by a nobleman with royal privileges.panarchyRare. a realm or dominion that includes the universe.pantisocracya utopian community where all are equal and all rule. — pantisocratist, n. — pantisocratic, pantisocratical, adj.papyrocracya system in which power is held by the printed media.parliamentarianismadvocacy of the parliamentary system of government. — parliamentarian, n., adj.paternalismfatherlike control over subordinates in government. — paternalist, n. — paternalistic, adj.patriarchisma patriarchal government in a society or a church. — patriarchist, n.patriarchya society organized to give supremacy to the father or the oldest male in governing a family, tribe, or clan. — patriarch, n.pedantocracyrule or government by pedants; domination of society by pedants.Peronismjusticialism.plutocracy1. the rule of the rich or wealthy.
2. the rich or wealthy who govern under such a system. Also called plousiocracy. — plutocrat, n.polyarchy1. government by many rulers.
2. the condition of being polyarch. — polyarchist, n. — polyarchical, adj.Pretorianismthe state of relating to the administration or lifestyle of Pretoria, South Africa.Prussianismthe theories, actions, and principles of the Prussians. — Prussian, n., adj.ptochocracya system of rule by the poor.Quirinalthe civil government of Italy, as contrasted with the papal government of the Vatican. — Quirinal, adj.regalismthe tenets of royal supremacy, especially in church affairs.republicanismthe principles of a theory of government in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and exercised by representatives they elect directly or indirectly and by an elected or nominated president.revanchismthe action taken and the policies followed by a government determined to recover a lost territory. — revanche, n. — revanchist, n., adj.Sabaeanismthe customs of Saba, an ancient Arabic kingdom that flourished from 950 to 115 B.C. — Sabaean, adj.satrapyPersian Empire, the system of provincial governments ruled by satraps, each of whom answered to the Persian emperor.sectionalisman excessive devotion to the interests of one particular section of a country or community. — sectionalist, n.serfisma feudal social and economic system in which persons of the lower class are bound to the soil, subject to the will of and service for their lord, and transferable to the new owner if the land is sold or otherwise deeded. Also serfdom.socialisma theory of government based upon the ownership and control of capital, land, and means of production by the community as a whole.sociocracycollective government or government by society as a whole.Sovietism, sovietism1. the soviet system of government and the principles and practices of such a government.
2. a policy, action, etc., typical of the Soviet Union. — Sovietist, sovietist, n., adj.statism, stateism1. the principle of concentrating major political and economic controls in the state.
2. the support of the sovereignty of the state. — statist, n., adj.stratocracya system of rule by the military.tanistryan early Irish rule of succession in which the successor to a Celtic chief was chosen from among eligible males during the chief’s lifetime. — tanist, n.technocracy1. a theory and movement of the 1930s advocating the control of production and distribution by technicians and engineers.
2. a system of government based on this theory. — technocrat, n. — technocratic, adj.tetrarchy1. the Roman practice of dividing authority over provinces among four governors.
2. a system of rule by four authorities. — tetrarch, tetrarchate, n. — tetrarchic, tetrarchical, adj.thearchy1. a system of government by God or a god.
2. an order or system of deities. — thearchic, adj.theocracy1. a system of government in which God or a deity is held to be the civil ruler; thearchy.
2. a system of government by priests; hagiarchy.
3. a state under such a form of rule. — theocrat, n. — theocratic, adj.timocracy1. Platonism. a state in which a love of honor and glory is the guiding principle of the rulers.
2. Aristotelianism. a state in which the ownership of property is a qualification for office. — timocratie, timocratical, adj.toparchyAncient History. a small state or division of a larger state, as Judea.totalitarianism1. a system of highly centralized government in which one political party or group takes control and grants neither recognition nor tolerance to other political groups.
2. autocracy in one of its several varieties.
3. the character or traits of an autocratic or authoritarian individual, party, government, or state. — totalitarian, n., adj.triarchy1. the rule of a nation, state, or community by three persons.
2. a set of three joint rulers. Usually called triumvirate.
3. a country divided into three governments.
4. a group of three districts or three countries, each under its own ruler.tribalism1. the customs, life, and organization of a tribal society.
2. a strong loyalty to one’s tribe, party, or group.tuchungismthe former Chinese practice of governing provinces through warlords, or tuchuns.unicameralism1. a representative form of government with a single legislative chamber.
2. an advocacy of unicameral structure. — unicameralist, n. — unicameral, adj.unilateralismthe state of being one-sided. — unilaterality, n. — unilateralist, adj.vassalism1. the feudal system of lands held in fee and of mandatory vassaltenant homage, fealty, and service.
2. the condition of a person owing homage and fealty to a superior; vassalage.vestryismlocal government by assemblies of parishioners, usually meeting in the vestry of the church. Also vestrydom. — vestryish, adj.

Government

government

The government of a country is the group of people responsible for ruling it. After government you can use either a singular or plural form of a verb.

The government has had to cut back on public expenditure.The government have made up their minds that they are going to win no matter what.

Note that in American English, a singular form of the verb is usually used with government. Note also that when talking about the US president and the people he appoints to help him govern, speakers of American English use the word administration.

He pledged that his administration will consult with allies and Congress.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	government - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"authorities, regimegoverning, government activity, government, governance, administration - the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"polity - a politically organized unitauthoritarian regime, authoritarian state - a government that concentrates political power in an authority not responsible to the peoplebureaucracy - a government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officialsancien regime - a political and social system that no longer governs (especially the system that existed in France before the French Revolution)royal court, court - the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a stateDowning Street - the British governmentempire - a group of countries under a single authority; "the British created a great empire"federal government - a government with strong central powersgovernment-in-exile - a temporary government moved to or formed in a foreign land by exiles who hope to rule when their country is liberatedlocal government - the government of a local areamilitary government, stratocracy - government by the military and an armypalace - the governing group of a kingdom; "the palace issued an order binding on all subjects"papacy, pontificate - the government of the Roman Catholic Churchgovernment department - a department of governmentlaw-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislature, general assembly - persons who make or amend or repeal lawsgovernance, governing body, organisation, administration, brass, establishment, organization - the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"executive - persons who administer the lawjudiciary, bench - persons who administer justicejudicatory, judicial system, judiciary, judicature - the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of governmentpupet regime, puppet government, puppet state - a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governedstate - the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; "the state has lowered its income tax"division - an administrative unit in government or businessstate government - the government of a state in the United Statestotalitarian state, totalitation regime - a government that subordinates the individual to the state and strictly controls all aspects of life by coercive measuresgovernment officials, officialdom - people elected or appointed to administer a government
	2.	government - the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"governing, government activity, governance, administrationland reform - a redistribution of agricultural land (especially by government action)squandermania - prodigious squandering (usually by a government)price-fixing - control (by agreement among producers or by government) of the price of a commodity in interstate commercesocial control - control exerted (actively or passively) by group actionmisgovernment, misrule - government that is inefficient or dishonestlawmaking, legislating, legislation - the act of making or enacting lawstrust busting - (law) government activities seeking to dissolve corporate trusts and monopolies (especially under the United States antitrust laws)devolvement, devolution - the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)destabilisation, destabilization - the action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy)protest march - occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a licensegovernment - (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed; "tyrannical government"political science, politics, government - the study of government of states and other political unitspaternalism - the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own goodmanifesto, pronunciamento - a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)authorities, government, regime - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"event planner - someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials)bounty, premium - payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the militaryzero coupon bond, zero-coupon bond - a bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond; the commonest form of zero-coupon securityoffice, power - (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power; "being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"; "during his first year in office"; "during his first year in power"; "the power of the president"anarchy, lawlessness - a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)federal - characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities; "a federal system like that of the United States"; "federal governments often evolved out of confederations"unitary - characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is held by one central authority; "a unitary as opposed to a federal form of government"
	3.	government - (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed; "tyrannical government"governing, government activity, government, governance, administration - the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"system of rules, system - a complex of methods or rules governing behavior; "they have to operate under a system they oppose"; "that language has a complex system for indicating gender"
	4.	government - the study of government of states and other political unitspolitical science, politicsbolt - a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)politics - the profession devoted to governing and to political affairsgoverning, government activity, government, governance, administration - the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"mandate - the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victorypatronage - (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political supportdemonstration, manifestation - a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature); "there were violent demonstrations against the war"cabal, conspiracy - a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)social science - the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a societygeopolitics - the study of the effects of economic geography on the powers of the statepractical politics, realpolitik - politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerationscatechism - a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their viewsnominating address, nominating speech, nomination - an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election; "the nomination was brief and to the point"combination - an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes)Soviets - the government of the Soviet Union; "the Soviets said they wanted to increase trade with Europe"civilization, civilisation - a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations); "the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization"side - one of two or more contesting groups; "the Confederate side was prepared to attack"assassin, assassinator, bravo - a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors"muckraker, mudslinger - one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage)fencesitter, independent, mugwump - a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)regular - a dependable follower (especially in party politics); "he is one of the party regulars"coattails effect - (politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party; "he counted on the coattails effect to win him the election"war chest - a fund accumulated to finance a war (or a political campaign)Sturm und Drang, upheaval, turbulence - a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"

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noun1. administration, executive, ministry, regime, governing body, powers-that-be The Government has insisted that confidence is needed before the economy can improve.2. rule, state, law, authority, administration, sovereignty, governance, dominion, polity, statecraft our system of governmentQuotations
"Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. Men have a right that these wants should be provided for by this wisdom" [Edmund Burke Reflections on the Revolution in France]
"As the happiness of the people is the sole end of government, so the consent of the people is the only foundation for it" [John Adams]
"The requisites of government are that there be sufficiency of food, sufficiency of military equipment, and the confidence of the people in their ruler" [Confucius Analects]
"In the long run every government is the exact symbol of its people, with their wisdom and their unwisdom" [Thomas Carlyle Past and Present]
"Government is either organized benevolence or organized madness" [John Updike Buchanan Dying]
"All government is evil, and the parent of evil ... The best government is that which governs least" [John L. O'Sullivan]
"It is perfectly true that that government is best which governs least. It is equally true that that government is best which provides most" [Walter Lippmann A Preface to Politics]
"Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one" [Thomas Paine Common Sense]
"Any system of government will work when everything is going well. It's the system that functions in the pinches that survives" [John F. Kennedy Why England Slept]
"Nothing appears more surprising to those who consider human affairs with a philosophical eye, than the ease with which the many are governed by the few" [David Hume First Principles of Government]
"The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government" [Henry Ward Beecher Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit]
"Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them" [Ronald Reagan Speaking My Mind]

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noun the continuous exercise of authority over a political unit

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noun authoritative control over the affairs of others

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noun the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

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noun (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed

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noun the study of government of states and other political units

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