Definition of Government

1. Noun. The organization that is the governing authority of a political unit. "The matter was referred to higher authorities"


2. Noun. The act of governing; exercising authority. "He had considerable experience of government"

3. Noun. (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed. "Tyrannical government"
Category relationships: Administration, Governance, Governing, Government Activity
Generic synonyms: System, System Of Rules
Derivative terms: Govern

4. Noun. The study of government of states and other political units.

Definition of Government

1. n. The act of governing; the exercise of authority; the administration of laws; control; direction; regulation; as, civil, church, or family government.

Definition of Government

1. Noun. The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization. ¹

2. Noun. A group of people who hold a monopoly on the legitimate use of force in a given territory. ¹

3. Noun. The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power. ¹

4. Noun. The management or control of a system. ¹

5. Noun. The tenure of a chief of state. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Government

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Government

1. The complex of political institutions, laws, and customs through which the function of governing is carried out in a specific political unit. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Government

governer
governess
governessed
governesses
governesshood
governessing
governessless
governesslike
governessship
governessy
governest
governeth
governing
governing board
governing body
government (current term)
government-censored
government-in-exile
government activity
government agencies
government agency
government agent
government bond
government building
government cheese
government department
government hospital
government income
government issue
government issues

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