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government

gov·ern·ment

government

 
 
pronunciation:
guh vrn mnt [or] guh vr mnt
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: the making of laws and important decisions that control or affect all the people living in a community, state, or nation.
Government is challenging in a country where the people speak different languages.
synonyms:
administration, management
similar words:
charge, command, control, oversight, reign, rule
definition 2: the group of people that has this power and authority.
The city government decided to build a public skate park.
 
synonyms:
administration, authorities, establishment
antonyms:
anarchy
similar words:
congress, legislature, parliament, power, presidency, senate, Uncle Sam
definition 3: the type of system by which a community, state, or nation is governed.
Ancient Athens had the first democratic government.
similar words:
democracy, monarchy, regime, republic, system
derivations: governmental (adj.), governmentally (adv.)
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representation of the government
some government places
some heads of governments
some kinds of governments
some kinds of governments decisions
some parts of governments
some people associated with governmental
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