'Government' definitions:
Definition of 'government'
(from WordNet)
noun
The organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities" [syn: government, authorities, regime]
noun
The act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government" [syn: government, governing, governance, government activity, administration]
noun
(government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed; "tyrannical government"
noun
The study of government of states and other political units [syn: politics, political science, government]
Definition of 'Government'
From: GCIDE
- Government \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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The mode of governing; the system of polity in a state; the established form of law. [1913 Webster]
- That free government which we have so dearly purchased, free commonwealth. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The right or power of governing; authority. [1913 Webster]
- I here resign my government to thee. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 4. The person or persons authorized to administer the laws; the ruling power; the administration. [1913 Webster]
- When we, in England, speak of the government, we generally understand the ministers of the crown for the time being. --Mozley & W. [1913 Webster]
- 5. The body politic governed by one authority; a state; as, the governments of Europe. [1913 Webster]
- 6. Management of the limbs or body. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 7. (Gram.) The influence of a word in regard to construction, requiring that another word should be in a particular case. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'government'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Words containing 'Government'
- Govern,
- Governability,
- Governable,
- Governableness,
- Governal,
- Governance,
- Governed,
- Governing,
- governments,
- Paternal government,
- Petticoat government,
- federal government,
- form of government,
- governing board,
- governing body,
- government activity,
- government agency,
- government agent,
- government bond,
- government building,
- government department,
- government income,
- government issue,
- government man,
- government minister,
- government note,
- government of god,
- government office,
- government officials,
- government revenue,
- government security,
- local government,
- military government,
- municipal government,
- puppet government,
- state government,
- u.s. government,
- us government,
- Self-government,
- department of local government,
- department of the federal government,
- government accounting office,
- government printing office,
- government-in-exile,
- rule-governed,
- self-governing,
- united states government,
- us government printing office,
- united states government accounting office,
- united states government printing office