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- features:
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part of speech: |
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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
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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
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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
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related words: |
administration, capitol, country, management, power |
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derivations: |
governmental (adj.), governmentally (adv.) |
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representation of the government |
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constitution |
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some government places |
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capital, chambers, court, White House |
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some heads of governments |
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king, monarch, president, Prime Minister, queen, sovereign |
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some kinds of governments |
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commonwealth, confederacy, democracy, empire, federation, monarchy, republic, tyranny |
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some kinds of governments decisions |
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decree, judgment, legislation, regulation, rule |
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some parts of governments |
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agency, bureau, cabinet, congress, department, executive, House of Representatives, judicial, legislature, military, parliament, senate |
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some people associated with governmental |
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ambassador, consul, diplomat, judge, justice, police officer, politician, representative, sovereign, vice president |
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