Definitions from Wiktionary (government)
▸ noun: The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
▸ noun: (grammar, linguistics) The relationship between a word and its dependents.
▸ noun: The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.
▸ noun: (uncountable) The management or control of a system.
▸ noun: The tenure of a head of government; the ministry or administration led by a specified individual.
▸ noun: In a parliamentary system, the political party or coalition in power, as opposed to the opposition; the state of being in power.
▸ noun: (debating) The team tasked with presenting and speaking in favour of a resolution, as opposed to the opposition.
▸ noun: Ellipsis of government name, one's legal name according to a government. [One's (partial or full) legal name, as opposed to one's nickname or street name; one's government-recognized name.]
▸ Also see government
local governments,
state governments,
national governments,
federal governments,
democratic governments,
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▸ noun: The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
▸ noun: (grammar, linguistics) The relationship between a word and its dependents.
▸ noun: The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.
▸ noun: (uncountable) The management or control of a system.
▸ noun: The tenure of a head of government; the ministry or administration led by a specified individual.
▸ noun: In a parliamentary system, the political party or coalition in power, as opposed to the opposition; the state of being in power.
▸ noun: (debating) The team tasked with presenting and speaking in favour of a resolution, as opposed to the opposition.
▸ noun: Ellipsis of government name, one's legal name according to a government. [One's (partial or full) legal name, as opposed to one's nickname or street name; one's government-recognized name.]
▸ Also see government
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local,
national,
foreign,
provincial,
federal,
british,
successive,
european,
central,
various,
respective
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