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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 1: Government is the making of laws and important decisions that affect all the people living in a country, state, city, or other place. Government is the job of people like presidents, governors, mayors, prime ministers, and even kings and queens.
The old mayor was not the most popular, but he was good at government, and the city ran well when he was in charge.
synonyms:
administration, management
similar words:
charge, command, control, rule
definition 2: Government is the group of people who make decisions and laws for all the people in a country, state, city, or other place.
The state government decides how fast people can drive on the state's highways.The city government decided to build a public swimming pool.
 
synonyms:
administration, authorities
similar words:
congress, legislature, parliament, power, senate
derivations: governmental (adj.), governmentally (adv.)
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representation of the government
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some heads of governments
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