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government — gov‧ern‧ment [ˈgʌvmənt, ˈgʌvnmənt ǁ ˈgʌvərn ] also Government noun [countable] the group of people responsible for running a country or state and making decisions about taxes, laws, public services etc: • The Government is planning further cuts … Financial and business terms
government — gov·ern·ment / gə vər mənt, vərn / n 1: the act or process of governing; specif: authoritative direction or control 2: the office, authority, or function of governing 3: the continuous exercise of authority over and the performance of functions… … Law dictionary
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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
government — late 14c., act of governing or ruling; 1550s, system by which a thing is governed (especially a state), from O.Fr. governement (Mod.Fr. gouvernement), from governer (see GOVERN (Cf. govern)). Replaced M.E. governance. Meaning governing power in a … Etymology dictionary
government — governmental /guv euhrn men tl, euhr men /, adj. governmentally, adv. /guv euhrn meuhnt, euhr meuhnt/, n. 1. the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and… … Universalium
Government — For government in linguistics, see Government (linguistics). Part of the Politics series Basic forms of government … Wikipedia
government — noun 1 people in control of a country ADJECTIVE ▪ central, federal, local, national, provincial, regional, state ▪ Conservative, Democratic … Collocations dictionary
government — n. 1) to form a government 2) to head; operate, run a government 3) to destabilize, subvert; dissolve; overthrow; seize a government 4) (a) clean; corrupt; strong; weak government 5) a caretaker; civil; coalition; military; provisional government … Combinatory dictionary
government — gov|ern|ment W1S2 [ˈgʌvəmənt, ˈgʌvənmənt US ˈgʌvərn ] n 1.) also Government [C usually singular also + plural verb British English] the group of people who govern a country or state ▪ The Government are planning further cuts in public spending. ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
government — gov|ern|ment [ gʌvərnmənt ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the people who control a country, region, or city and make decisions about its laws and taxes: The Mexican government has announced its plans to raise the minimum wage next year. a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
