English Explanatory Dictionary

government

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
  2. The relationship between a word and its dependents.
  3. The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.
  4. The management or control of a system.
  5. The tenure of a head of government; the ministry or administration led by a specified individual.
  6. In a parliamentary system, the political party or coalition in power; its condition of being in power.
  7. The team tasked with presenting and speaking in favour of a resolution, as opposed to the opposition.
  8. A guberniya.
  9. Ellipsis of government name, one's legal name according to a government.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡʌv.ɚ(n).mənt/ en-us-government.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Zazollo-government.wav /ˈɡʌv.ə.mənt/ /ˈɡʌv.ən.mənt/ /ˈɡʌv.mənt/ En-uk-government.ogg /ˈɡɐvɘ(n)mɘnt/ /ˈɡɐvmɘnt/ /ˈɡəʋə(r)(n)məɳʈ/ /ˈɡəʋməɳʈ/

Word forms

government governments gouernement gub'mint gubmint gummint gubbamint guvmint guvment gumment guv'ment guv'mint gubberment gubbermint gubment gub'ment govermint guvverment guvvermint guverment guvermint gobermint gormint gahmen gomen

Etymology

From Middle English governement, from Old French governement (modern French gouvernement), from governer (see govern) + -ment. Morphologically govern + -ment. Displaced native Old English gerec, leodweard, ræden, rǣding and ealdordōm.

Synonyms

government regimen rection state administration governance management statism

Antonyms

anarchy chaos insurgency people rebellion shadow government uprising

Related words

govern governance governor ocracy authority power :Category:en:Forms of government :Template:rule by a number of people Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class V § 737a. Government

Derived words

anti-government antigovernment band government branch of government caretaker government central government close enough for government work countergovernment cybergovernment eGovernment e-government form of government G2P G2Px good enough for government work government agent governmental government bond government cheese government debt governmentese government expenditure government failure government house government in exile government-in-exile governmentish governmentism government issue governmentist government legal governmentless governmentlike government man government name government note government-owned and controlled corporation government purchases government security government shutdown government spending government stroke government take government-to-person government trophy government wharf governmentwide governmentwise governmenty govware head of government in government Jewish occupation government machine of government malgovernment microgovernment misgovernment nongovernment non-government pro-government
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