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government
[guhv-ern-muhnt, ‑er-muhnt]
noun
the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration.
Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
the form or system of rule by which a state, community, etc., is governed.
monarchical government; episcopal government.
the governing body of persons in a state, community, etc.; administration.
a branch or service of the supreme authority of a state or nation, taken as representing the whole.
a dam built by the government.
(in some parliamentary systems, as that of the United Kingdom)
the particular group of persons forming the cabinet at any given time.
The prime minister has formed a new government.
the parliament along with the cabinet.
The government has fallen.
direction; control; management; rule.
the government of one's conduct.
a district governed; province.
Grammar.Ìýthe extablished usage that requires that one word in a sentence should cause another to be of a particular form.
the government of the verb by its subject.
government
/ ˌɡʌvəˈmɛntəl, ˌɡʌvənˈmɛntəl, ˈɡʌvənmənt, ˈɡʌvəmənt /
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
the system or form by which a community, etc, is ruled
tyrannical government
the executive policy-making body of a political unit, community, etc; ministry or administration
yesterday we got a new government
( capital when of a specific country )
the British Government
the state and its administration
blame it on the government
( as modifier )
a government agency
regulation; direction
grammar the determination of the form of one word by another word
Grammar Note
Pronunciation Note
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- governmental adjective
- governmentally adverb
- countergovernment noun
- nongovernment noun
- nongovernmental adjective
- pro-government adjective
- regovernment noun
- semigovernmental adjective
- semigovernmentally adverb
- subgovernment noun
- undergovernment noun
- ungovernmental adjective
- ungovernmentally adverb
- ËŒ²µ´Ç±¹±ð°ù²Ôˈ³¾±ð²Ô³Ù²¹±ô±ô²â adverb
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of government1
Example Sentences
Meanwhile, the UK government said it was building a "clear evidence base to inform future action", with an updated animal welfare strategy due to be published later this year.
Critics see the GHF as enabling a plan by the Israeli government to displace Palestinians south into smaller areas of Gaza.
Mark Drakeford, the Welsh government's language secretary, said political agreement on Irish would be "healing rather than divisive".
The government, in partnership with international organisations, is working on a new sewage system, but its implementation may require demolishing existing buildings - a controversial move that could displace residents and businesses.
Some conservationists, including the organisation Greenpeace, are concerned that the government's decision could be reversed by legal action by the mining companies.
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