1. The organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
   "the government reduced taxes"
   - authorities, regime 
2. The act of governing; exercising authority
   "he had considerable experience of government"
   - governing, governance, government activity, administration 
3. (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed
   "tyrannical government" 
4. The study of government of states and other political units
   - politics, political science

Derived forms: governments

See also: govern

Type of: polity, social control, social science, system, system of rules

Encyclopedia: Government

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• foreignness
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