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gov·ern·ment

government

pronunciation:: guh vrn mnt [or] guh vr mnt
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part of speech:	noun
definition:	Government is the group of people who make decisions and laws for all the people in a town, state, or country. The state government decides how fast people can drive on the state's highways.
related words:	country, power
derivations:	governmental (adj.), governmentally (adv.)

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Word Parts About this feature

The word government contains the following part:

-ment Latin noun-forming suffix that means act, process, or instance of

More about this word part:

The suffix -ment attaches to Latin verb roots (e.g., doc, reg, sed) or to English verbs of Latin origin to form nouns.

Example words:

advertisement, agreement, department, entertainment, government, measurement, movement

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