government

About 290.40 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.

   British government has historically centred exclusively on London.

2. noun The relationship between a word and its dependents.
3. noun The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.

   If the citizens must follow the law, then the government must follow the constitution.

4. noun The management or control of a system.
5. noun The tenure of a head of government; the ministry or administration led by a specified individual.

   The Sunak government announced plans to stem the flow of migrants coming into Great Britain.

6. noun In a parliamentary system, the political party or coalition in power; its condition of being in power.
7. noun The team tasked with presenting and speaking in favour of a resolution, as opposed to the opposition.
8. noun A guberniya.

Similar words

governance authorities politics regime political science governing federal polity political governorship

Often followed by

of and in to was is has had printing

Word family

Government Governments governmental governmentalize governmentalized governmentalizes governmentalizing governmentally governments