government

Noun

Meaning

The act of governing; the exercise of authority; the administration of laws; control; direction; regulation; as, civil, church, or family government.

The mode of governing; the system of polity in a state; the established form of law.

The right or power of governing; authority.

The person or persons authorized to administer the laws; the ruling power; the administration.

The body politic governed by one authority; a state; as, the governments of Europe.

Management of the limbs or body.

The influence of a word in regard to construction, requiring that another word should be in a particular case.

Source: Webster's dictionary

administration governance regime ministry state rule authority authorities executive cabinet bureaucracy council power legislature management

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chaos anarchy anomie commons pueblo common

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system polity social science social control system of rules

empire palace state court legislation bureaucracy

governor governance govern government bond government issue Government House

A free press is even more important than a free government. George Clooney

It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. Voltaire

The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest. Thomas Jefferson

People get the government they deserve. Italian Proverb

Only when a new government comes to power do you learn to appreciate the values of the old one. Myanmar Proverb

Fire, water and government know nothing of mercy. Albanian Proverb