government
1government — gov‧ern‧ment [ˈgʌvmənt, ˈgʌvnmənt ǁ ˈgʌvərn ] also Government noun [countable] the group of people responsible for running a country or state and making decisions about taxes, laws, public services etc: • The Government is planning further cuts …
2government — gov·ern·ment / gə vər mənt, vərn / n 1: the act or process of governing; specif: authoritative direction or control 2: the office, authority, or function of governing 3: the continuous exercise of authority over and the performance of functions… …
3Government — Gov ern*ment, n. [F. gouvernement. See {Govern}.] 1. The act of governing; the exercise of authority; the administration of laws; control; direction; regulation; as, civil, church, or family government. [1913 Webster] 2. The mode of governing;… …
4Government — athlete tax carry tax competitive compassion declinism democrazy dollarize endism fast food zoning …
5government — governmental /guv euhrn men tl, euhr men /, adj. governmentally, adv. /guv euhrn meuhnt, euhr meuhnt/, n. 1. the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and… …
6Government — For government in linguistics, see Government (linguistics). Part of the Politics series Basic forms of government …
7government — noun 1 people in control of a country ADJECTIVE ▪ central, federal, local, national, provincial, regional, state ▪ Conservative, Democratic …
8government — n. 1) to form a government 2) to head; operate, run a government 3) to destabilize, subvert; dissolve; overthrow; seize a government 4) (a) clean; corrupt; strong; weak government 5) a caretaker; civil; coalition; military; provisional government …
9government — gov|ern|ment W1S2 [ˈgʌvəmənt, ˈgʌvənmənt US ˈgʌvərn ] n 1.) also Government [C usually singular also + plural verb British English] the group of people who govern a country or state ▪ The Government are planning further cuts in public spending. ▪ …
10government — gov|ern|ment [ gʌvərnmənt ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the people who control a country, region, or city and make decisions about its laws and taxes: The Mexican government has announced its plans to raise the minimum wage next year. a… …
