Thesaurus: government

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1. n. The act of governing; the exercise of authority; the administration of laws; control; direction; regulation; as, civil, church, or family government.
2. n. The mode of governing; the system of polity in a state; the established form of law.
3. n. The right or power of governing; authority.
4. n. The person or persons authorized to administer the laws; the ruling power; the administration.
5. n. The body politic governed by one authority; a state; as, the governments of Europe.
6. n. Management of the limbs or body.
7. n. The word/influence">influence of a word in regard to construction, requiring that another word should be in a particular case.
8. n. the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
9. n. the act of governing; exercising authority
10. n. (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed
11. n. the study of government of states and other political units
12. 1. The act of governing; the exercise of authority; the administration of laws; control; direction; regulation; as, civil, church, or family government. 2. The mode of governing; the system of polity in a state; the established form of law. That free government which we have so dearly purchased, free commonwealth. Milton. 3. The right or power of governing; authority. I here resign my goverment to thee. Shak. 4. The person or persons authorized to administer the laws; the ruling powe; the administratian. When we, in England, speak of the government, we generally understand the ministers of the crown for the time being. Mozley & W. 5. The body politic governed by one authority; a state; as, the governments of Europe. 6. Management of the limbs or body. Shak. 7. (Gram.) The influence of a word in regard to construction, requiring that another word should be in a particular case.