government
- 1) noun, 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) noun, the system or form by which a community, etc, is ruled
- 3) noun, a) the executive policy-making body of a political unit, community, etc; ministry or administration b) (capital when of a specific country)
- 4) noun, a) the state and its administration b) (as modifier)
- 5) noun, regulation; direction
- 6) noun, grammar the determination of the form of one word by another word
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administration, executive, ministry, regime, rule, state, law, authority, administration, sovereignty, governance, dominion, polity, statecraft