gov·ern·ment (g v  rn-mnt)n. 1. The act or process of governing, especially the control and administration of public policy in a political unit. 2. The office, function, or authority of a governing individual or body. 3. Exercise of authority in a political unit; rule. 4. The agency or apparatus through which a governing individual or body functions and exercises authority. 5. A governing body or organization, as: a. The ruling political party or coalition of political parties in a parliamentary system. b. The cabinet in a parliamentary system. c. The persons who make up a governing body. 6. A system or policy by which a political unit is governed. 7. Administration or management of an organization, business, or institution. 8. Political science. 9. Grammar The influence of a word over the morphological inflection of another word in a phrase or sentence. gov  ern·mental (-m ntl) adj.gov ern·mental·ly adv.Usage Note: In American usage government always takes a singular verb. In British usage government, in the sense of a governing group of officials, takes a plural verb: The government are determined to follow this course. See Usage Note at collective noun. |
government [ˈgʌvənmənt ˈgʌvəmənt]
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1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the exercise of political authority over the actions, affairs, etc., of a political unit, people, etc., as well as the performance of certain functions for this unit or body; the action of governing; political rule and administration
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the system or form by which a community, etc., is ruled tyrannical government
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)
a. the executive policy-making body of a political unit, community, etc.; ministry or administration yesterday we got a new government
b. (capital when of a specific country) the British Government
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)
a. the state and its administration blame it on the government
b. (as modifier) a government agency
5. regulation; direction
6. (Linguistics) Grammar the determination of the form of one word by another word
governmental [ˌgʌvənˈmɛntəl ˌgʌvəˈmɛntəl] adj
governmentally adv
Government
the theory and exercise of complete and unrestricted power in government. See also autarchy, autocracy, despotism, dictatorship, monarchy, oligarchy. — absolutist, n., adj. — absolutistic. adj.
1. a political theory advocating the elimination of governments and governmental restraint and the substitution of voluntary cooperation among individuals.
2. the methods and practices of anarchists. Cf. Nihilism. — anarchist, n. — anarchic, adj.
2. the methods and practices of anarchists. Cf. Nihilism. — anarchist, n. — anarchic, adj.
an absence of government and law; political disorder, often accompanied by violence. See also order and disorder.
rule by angels.
Rare. the principle of opposition to all forms of government, or to all restraint of individuals by laws. — antarchist, n. — antarchistic, adj.
the policy of strict racial segregation and political and economie discrimination against non-whites practiced in the Republic of South Africa.
1. the science of government.
2. the science of origins.
2. the science of origins.
rule by that group which holds the numerical majority in a state. — arithmocratic, adj.
1. an absolute sovereignty.
2. an autocratic government.
3. autarky. — autarch, n. — autarchie, autarchical, adj.
2. an autocratic government.
3. autarky. — autarch, n. — autarchie, autarchical, adj.
1. a government in which one person has unrestricted control over others.
2. a country with an autocratic system. — autocrat, n. — autocratic, adj.
2. a country with an autocratic system. — autocrat, n. — autocratic, adj.
1. the power or right of self-government.
2. a self-governing community. Cf. heteronymy. — autonomous, adj.
2. a self-governing community. Cf. heteronymy. — autonomous, adj.
the rule of a nation, state, or community by two persons.
1. a legislative body having two branches, houses, or chambers.
2. advocacy of bicameral structure. Cf. unicameralism. — bicameralist, n. — bicameral, adj.
2. advocacy of bicameral structure. Cf. unicameralism. — bicameralist, n. — bicameral, adj.
the state of being composed of members of two parties or of two parties cooperating, as in government. — bipartisan, adj.
the domination of areas in Spanish and Latin America by local political bosses. Also caciquismo.
the practices of the carpetbaggers, Northerners who, after the Civil War, sought private gain in the South from the Reconstruction government. — carpetbaggery, n.
the doctrines and policies of Fidel Castro, communist premier of Cuba.
a system, especially in government, in which power and administration are concentrated in a central group or institution. — centralist, n., adj. — centralistic, adj.
a system with one thousand rulers.
rule by a single race.
the implementation of various political, economic, and social policies to enable a state to maintain or extend its authority and control over other territories. — colonialist, n., adj. — colonialistic, adj.
International Law. a joint sovereignty over a colony or dependent territory by several states. — condominate, v.
a system in which the powers of a monarch are defined and limited by law.
control of the whole world.
the control of a governmental system by ten persons. Also called decadarchy.
a form of government in which sovereign power resides in the people and is exercised by them or by officers they elect to represent them. Cf. republicanism. — democrat, n. — democratic, adj.
1. the power of demons.
2. government or rule by demons. — demonocratic, adj.
2. government or rule by demons. — demonocratic, adj.
1. a form of government with a ruler having absolute authority; autocracy.
2. a system ruled by a tyrant or dictator having absolute, usually oppressive power. — despot, n. — despotic, adj.
2. a system ruled by a tyrant or dictator having absolute, usually oppressive power. — despot, n. — despotic, adj.
a government controlled by two rulers; biarchy. — diarch, dyarch, n.
1. a despotic system ruled by a dictator possessing absolute power and absolute authority.
2. the office of a dictator. — dictatorial, adj.
2. the office of a dictator. — dictatorial, adj.
Rare. a government controlled by slaves.
government by two persons.
1. a position in government held jointly by two men.
2. the two people holding such a position.
2. the two people holding such a position.
1. a system of government in which a sequence of rulers is derived from the same family, group, or stock.
2. the reign of such a sequence. — dynast, dynasty, n.
2. the reign of such a sequence. — dynast, dynasty, n.
the belief or practice that government should be by a self-appointed group who consider themselves superior to those governed by virtue of their higher birth. — elitist, n., adj.
a centralized government.
a government controlled by workers.
the rank and position of a governor of a province or people. — ethnarch, n.
the quality of being a clique or combination, as within a larger organization. Also called factionalism. — factionist, n. — factionary, adj.
1. the tenets of a centralized, totalitarian, and nationalistic government that strictly controls finance, industry, and commerce, practices rigid censorship and racism, and eliminates opposition through secret police.
2. such a government, as that of Italy under Mussolini. — fascist, n. — fascistic, adj.
2. such a government, as that of Italy under Mussolini. — fascist, n. — fascistic, adj.
language typical of the federal government, especially bureau-cratie jargon.
1. a union of states under a central government distinct from that of the separate states, who retain certain individual powers under the central government.
2. (cap.) the principles of the American Federalist party, especially its emphasis during the early years of the U.S. on a strong central government. — federalist, n., adj. — federalistic, adj.
2. (cap.) the principles of the American Federalist party, especially its emphasis during the early years of the U.S. on a strong central government. — federalist, n., adj. — federalistic, adj.
a European system flourishing between 800-1400 based upon fixed relations of lord to vassal and all lands held in fee (as from the king), and requiring of vassal-tenants homage and service. Also feudality. — feudal, feudalistic, adj.
government or domination of society by fools.
the system in which the rulers are old men.
a theory that advocates the extension of governmental activity. — governmentalist, n.
1. a system of government by priests.
2. a state so governed.
2. a state so governed.
1. a system of rule by persons considered holy.
2. a state so governed.
2. a state so governed.
a system of rule by 100 persons.
1. government by seven persons.
2. a group or confederacy of seven political units.
3. English History. the seven principal concurrent early English kingdoms. — heptarch, heptarchist, n. — heptarchal, heptarchic, heptarchical, adj.
2. a group or confederacy of seven political units.
3. English History. the seven principal concurrent early English kingdoms. — heptarch, heptarchist, n. — heptarchal, heptarchic, heptarchical, adj.
1. the state or condition of being ruled, governed, or under the sway of another, as in a military occupation.
2. the state or condition of being under the influence or domination, in a moral, spiritual, or similar sense, of another person, entity, force, etc. Cf. autonomy. — heteronomous, adj.
2. the state or condition of being under the influence or domination, in a moral, spiritual, or similar sense, of another person, entity, force, etc. Cf. autonomy. — heteronomous, adj.
a group or confederacy of six political units.
the system of government or authority of a hierarchy. — hierarchization, n. — hierarchial, adj.
a government in which there is equality of power among all the people. — isocrat, n. — isocratic, adj.
government by Jesuits.
a fascistic theory of government in Argentina under the Peron administration involving government intervention and economic control to ensure social justice and public welfare; Peronism.
a system of rule by the worst men.
a state in which the worst possible conditions exist in government, society, law, etc. See also utopia.
Rare. the rule, over ancient Israel, of the judges.
a supporter of legitimate authority, especially of claims to a throne based on the rights of heredity. — legitimism, n.
1. the system of manorial social and political organization, as in the Middle Ages.
2. Sometimes Pejorative. any small, strong unit of local political and social organization.
2. Sometimes Pejorative. any small, strong unit of local political and social organization.
1. a matriarchal form of government.
2. a family, tribe, or other social group ruled by a matriarch or matriarchs. — matriarchic, adj.
2. a family, tribe, or other social group ruled by a matriarch or matriarchs. — matriarchic, adj.
a society organized with the mother or oldest female as head of the tribe or clan, with descent being traced through the female line. — matriarch, n. — matriarchal, adj.
government or dominance of society by the mediocre.
government by the mob; the mob as ruler or dominant force in society. — mobocratic, adj.
1. a person who advocates government by the mob.
2. a member of a mobocracy.
2. a member of a mobocracy.
the doctrines and principles of a monarchical government. — monarchist, n. — monarchical, adj.
1. a governmental system in which supreme power is actually or nominally held by a monarch.
2. supreme power and authority held by one person; autocracy. — monarchie, monarchical, adj.
2. supreme power and authority held by one person; autocracy. — monarchie, monarchical, adj.
government or domination of society by the rich.
a system ruled by one person; autocracy.
1. the process of self-government by cities, towns, or municipalities.
2. a doctrine advocating such government. — municipalist, n.
2. a doctrine advocating such government. — municipalist, n.
a system controlled by ten thousand rulers.
the adherence to the doctrines of Napoleon and his dynasty. — Napoleonist, n. — Napoleonic, adj.
a government by amateurs.
the principles of a Russian revolutionary movement in the late 19th century, advocating the destruction of government as a means to anarchy and of ten employing terrorism and assassination to assist its program. — nihilist, n., adj. — nihilistic, adj.
a provincial system of government, as in modern Greece, under officials called nomarchs.
2. the office or jurisdiction of a nomarch. Also called nome.
2. the office or jurisdiction of a nomarch. Also called nome.
a policy under which government regulation of private industry is reduced or nonexistent. — noninterventionist, n., adj.
1. a system of rule by a few persons.
2. the people who form such a government. — oligarch, n. — oligarchie, oligarchical, adj.
2. the people who form such a government. — oligarch, n. — oligarchie, oligarchical, adj.
the office of or territory governed by a nobleman with royal privileges.
Rare. a realm or dominion that includes the universe.
a utopian community where all are equal and all rule. — pantisocratist, n. — pantisocratic, pantisocratical, adj.
a system in which power is held by the printed media.
advocacy of the parliamentary system of government. — parliamentarian, n., adj.
fatherlike control over subordinates in government. — paternalist, n. — paternalistic, adj.
a patriarchal government in a society or a church. — patriarchist, n.
a society organized to give supremacy to the father or the oldest male in governing a family, tribe, or clan. — patriarch, n.
rule or government by pedants; domination of society by pedants.
justicialism.
1. the rule of the rich or wealthy.
2. the rich or wealthy who govern under such a system. Also called plousiocracy. — plutocrat, n.
2. the rich or wealthy who govern under such a system. Also called plousiocracy. — plutocrat, n.
1. government by many rulers.
2. the condition of being polyarch. — polyarchist, n. — polyarchical, adj.
2. the condition of being polyarch. — polyarchist, n. — polyarchical, adj.
the state of relating to the administration or lifestyle of Pretoria, South Africa.
the theories, actions, and principles of the Prussians. — Prussian, n., adj.
a system of rule by the poor.
the civil government of Italy, as contrasted with the papal government of the Vatican. — Quirinal, adj.
the tenets of royal supremacy, especially in church affairs.
the principles of a theory of government in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and exercised by representatives they elect directly or indirectly and by an elected or nominated president.
the action taken and the policies followed by a government determined to recover a lost territory. — revanche, n. — revanchist, n., adj.
the customs of Saba, an ancient Arabic kingdom that flourished from 950 to 115 B.C. — Sabaean, adj.
Persian Empire, the system of provincial governments ruled by satraps, each of whom answered to the Persian emperor.
an excessive devotion to the interests of one particular section of a country or community. — sectionalist, n.
a feudal social and economic system in which persons of the lower class are bound to the soil, subject to the will of and service for their lord, and transferable to the new owner if the land is sold or otherwise deeded. Also serfdom.
a theory of government based upon the ownership and control of capital, land, and means of production by the community as a whole.
collective government or government by society as a whole.
1. the soviet system of government and the principles and practices of such a government.
2. a policy, action, etc., typical of the Soviet Union. — Sovietist, sovietist, n., adj.
2. a policy, action, etc., typical of the Soviet Union. — Sovietist, sovietist, n., adj.
1. the principle of concentrating major political and economic controls in the state.
2. the support of the sovereignty of the state. — statist, n., adj.
2. the support of the sovereignty of the state. — statist, n., adj.
a system of rule by the military.
an early Irish rule of succession in which the successor to a Celtic chief was chosen from among eligible males during the chief’s lifetime. — tanist, n.
1. a theory and movement of the 1930s advocating the control of production and distribution by technicians and engineers.
2. a system of government based on this theory. — technocrat, n. — technocratic, adj.
2. a system of government based on this theory. — technocrat, n. — technocratic, adj.
1. the Roman practice of dividing authority over provinces among four governors.
2. a system of rule by four authorities. — tetrarch, tetrarchate, n. — tetrarchic, tetrarchical, adj.
2. a system of rule by four authorities. — tetrarch, tetrarchate, n. — tetrarchic, tetrarchical, adj.
1. a system of government by God or a god.
2. an order or system of deities. — thearchic, adj.
2. an order or system of deities. — thearchic, adj.
1. a system of government in which God or a deity is held to be the civil ruler; thearchy.
2. a system of government by priests; hagiarchy.
3. a state under such a form of rule. — theocrat, n. — theocratic, adj.
2. a system of government by priests; hagiarchy.
3. a state under such a form of rule. — theocrat, n. — theocratic, adj.
1. Platonism. a state in which a love of honor and glory is the guiding principle of the rulers.
2. Aristotelianism. a state in which the ownership of property is a qualification for office. — timocratie, timocratical, adj.
2. Aristotelianism. a state in which the ownership of property is a qualification for office. — timocratie, timocratical, adj.
Ancient History. a small state or division of a larger state, as Judea.
1. a system of highly centralized government in which one political party or group takes control and grants neither recognition nor tolerance to other political groups.
2. autocracy in one of its several varieties.
3. the character or traits of an autocratic or authoritarian individual, party, government, or state. — totalitarian, n., adj.
2. autocracy in one of its several varieties.
3. the character or traits of an autocratic or authoritarian individual, party, government, or state. — totalitarian, n., adj.
1. the rule of a nation, state, or community by three persons.
2. a set of three joint rulers. Usually called triumvirate.
3. a country divided into three governments.
4. a group of three districts or three countries, each under its own ruler.
2. a set of three joint rulers. Usually called triumvirate.
3. a country divided into three governments.
4. a group of three districts or three countries, each under its own ruler.
1. the customs, life, and organization of a tribal society.
2. a strong loyalty to one’s tribe, party, or group.
2. a strong loyalty to one’s tribe, party, or group.
the former Chinese practice of governing provinces through warlords, or tuchuns.
1. a representative form of government with a single legislative chamber.
2. an advocacy of unicameral structure. — unicameralist, n. — unicameral, adj.
2. an advocacy of unicameral structure. — unicameralist, n. — unicameral, adj.
the state of being one-sided. — unilaterality, n. — unilateralist, adj.
1. the feudal system of lands held in fee and of mandatory vassaltenant homage, fealty, and service.
2. the condition of a person owing homage and fealty to a superior; vassalage.
2. the condition of a person owing homage and fealty to a superior; vassalage.
local government by assemblies of parishioners, usually meeting in the vestry of the church. Also vestrydom. — vestryish, adj.
Government
- An administration, like a machine, does not create. It carries on —Antoine de Saint-Éxupéry
- Any government, like any family, can for a year spend a little more than it earns. But … continuance of that habit means the poorhouse —Franklin D. Roosevelt, July 30, 1932
- The balance of power our founding fathers so brilliantly contrived … has functioned like a gyroscope to keep us from plunging irretrievably into anarchy or despotism —John R. Stockwell, New York Times/Op-Ed, December 14, 1986 Stockwell’s simile was part of his argument for open hearings on Colonel Oliver North.
- The Constitution is an experiment, as all life is an experiment —Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
- Democracy is like a raft. It never goes down but, dammit, your feet are always wet —Fisher Ames
- Government is like that old definition of a baby: an enormous appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other —Ronald Reagan, 1986 speech
- Government … like fire it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master; never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action —George Washington
- Governments are like men, more or less suspicious according to their temperaments —Punch, 1844
- Governments, like clocks, go from the motions men give them, and as governments are made and moved by men, so by them they are ruined also —William Penn
- A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges —Benjamin Franklin
- The life of governments is like that of man. The latter has a right to kill in case of natural defence: the former have a right to wage war for their own preservation —Charles de Secondat Montesquieu
- Like a funeral or a marriage, an administration in the making creates disparate relationships and revives forgotten alliances —Maurice Edelman Edelman put this simile into the mind of the fictional hero of his novel, Disraeli Rising.
- Like clowns, they [royalty] amuse the people, even with their funerals —Marie, Queen of Romania
- Like knights in search of the Holy Grail, lawmakers are always looking for painless ways to raise revenues —David E. Rosenbaum, New York Times/Op-Ed, March 5, 1986
- A monarchy is like a man-of-war, bad shots between wind and water hurt it exceedingly; there is danger of capsizing. But democracy is a raft. You cannot easily overturn it —Joseph Cook
- Monarchy is like a sleek craft, it sails along well until some bumbling captain runs it into the rocks —Fisher Ames, English Tory, former monarchist, quoted Money Magazine
- A nation … is like a body contained within a circle, having a common center, in which every radius meets; and that center is formed by representation —Thomas Paine
- Nations are as a drop in a bucket —The Holy Bible/Isaiah
- Nations are like olives. To gentle pressure they respond with sweet oil, to hard pressure with bitter oil —Ludwig Boerne
- No nation can survive if government becomes like the man who in winter began to burn the wall boards of his house to keep warm until he had no house left —Ronald Reagan, on controlling government spending, annual address to annual conference of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, September 30, 1986
- States, like men, have their growth, their manhood, their decrepitude, their decay —Walter Savage Landor
- States, like men, never protest their honor loudly unless they have a bad case to argue —Harold J. Laski
- The superpowers often behave like two heavily armed blind men feeling their way around a room, each believing himself in mortal peril from the other whom he assumes to have perfect vision —Henry Kissinger
- (It’s all papers and forms,) the entire Civil Service is like a fortress made of papers, forms and red tape —Alexander Ostrovsky
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| Noun | 1. |  government - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"governing, government activity, government, governance, administration - the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government" polity - a politically organized unit authoritarian regime, authoritarian state - a government that concentrates political power in an authority not responsible to the people bureaucracy - a government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials ancien regime - a political and social system that no longer governs (especially the system that existed in France before the French Revolution) royal court, court - the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state Downing Street - the British government empire - a group of countries under a single authority; "the British created a great empire" federal government - a government with strong central powers government-in-exile - a temporary government moved to or formed in a foreign land by exiles who hope to rule when their country is liberated local government - the government of a local area military government, stratocracy - government by the military and an army palace - the governing group of a kingdom; "the palace issued an order binding on all subjects" papacy, pontificate - the government of the Roman Catholic Church government department - a department of government law-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislature, general assembly - persons who make or amend or repeal laws governance, governing body, organisation, administration, brass, establishment, organization - the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment" executive - persons who administer the law judicatory, judicial system, judiciary, judicature - the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government pupet regime, puppet government, puppet state - a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed state - the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; "the state has lowered its income tax" division - an administrative unit in government or business state government - the government of a state in the United States totalitarian state, totalitation regime - a government that subordinates the individual to the state and strictly controls all aspects of life by coercive measures government officials, officialdom - people elected or appointed to administer a government |
| 2. | government - the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government" land reform - a redistribution of agricultural land (especially by government action) squandermania - prodigious squandering (usually by a government) price-fixing - control (by agreement among producers or by government) of the price of a commodity in interstate commerce social control - control exerted (actively or passively) by group action misgovernment, misrule - government that is inefficient or dishonest trust busting - (law) government activities seeking to dissolve corporate trusts and monopolies (especially under the United States antitrust laws) devolvement, devolution - the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government) destabilisation, destabilization - the action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy) protest march - occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license government - (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed; "tyrannical government" political science, politics, government - the study of government of states and other political units paternalism - the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good manifesto, pronunciamento - a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government) authorities, government, regime - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities" event planner - someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials) bounty, premium - payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military zero coupon bond, zero-coupon bond - a bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond; the commonest form of zero-coupon security office, power - (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power; "being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"; "during his first year in office"; "during his first year in power"; "the power of the president" anarchy, lawlessness - a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government) federal - characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities; "a federal system like that of the United States"; "federal governments often evolved out of confederations" unitary - characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is held by one central authority; "a unitary as opposed to a federal form of government" | |
| 3. | government - (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed; "tyrannical government" governing, government activity, government, governance, administration - the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government" system of rules, system - a complex of methods or rules governing behavior; "they have to operate under a system they oppose"; "that language has a complex system for indicating gender" | |
| 4. |  government - the study of government of states and other political unitsbolt - a sudden abandonment (as from a political party) politics - the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs governing, government activity, government, governance, administration - the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government" mandate - the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory patronage - (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support demonstration, manifestation - a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature); "there were violent demonstrations against the war" cabal, conspiracy - a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot) social science - the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society geopolitics - the study of the effects of economic geography on the powers of the state practical politics, realpolitik - politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations catechism - a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views nominating address, nominating speech, nomination - an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election; "the nomination was brief and to the point" combination - an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes) Soviets - the government of the Soviet Union; "the Soviets said they wanted to increase trade with Europe" civilization, civilisation - a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations); "the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization" side - one of two or more contesting groups; "the Confederate side was prepared to attack" assassin, assassinator, bravo - a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors" muckraker, mudslinger - one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage) regular - a dependable follower (especially in party politics); "he is one of the party regulars" coattails effect - (politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party; "he counted on the coattails effect to win him the election" war chest - a fund accumulated to finance a war (or a political campaign) Sturm und Drang, upheaval, turbulence - a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence" |
government
noun
1. administration, executive, ministry, regime, governing body, powers-that-be The Government has insisted that confidence is needed before the economy can improve.
2. rule, state, law, authority, administration, sovereignty, governance, dominion, polity, statecraft our system of government
absolutism by an absolute ruler
anarchy absence of government
aristocracy by nobility
autarchy or autocracy by an unrestricted individual
bureaucracy by officials
communalism by self-governing communities
constitutionalism according to a constitution
corporatism by corporate groups
democracy by the people
despotism by a despot or absolute ruler
diarchy or dyarchy by two rulers
dictatorship by dictator
ergatocracy by the workers
gerontocracy by old people
gynaecocracy or gynarchy by women
hagiocracy or hagiarchy by holy men
heptarchy by seven rulers
hexarchy by six rulers
hierocracy or hierarchy by priests
imperialism by an emperor or empire
isocracy by equals
meritocracy by rulers chosen according to ability
mobocracy by the mob
monarchy by monarch
monocracy by one ruler
nomocracy by rule of law
ochlocracy by mob
octarchy by eight rulers
oligarchy by the few
pantisocracy by all equally
pentarchy by five rulers
plutocracy by the rich
pornocracy by whores
ptochocracy by the poor
quangocracy by quangos
slavocracy by slaveholders
squirearchy or squirarchy by squires
stratocracy by the army
technocracy by experts
tetrarchy by four rulers
theocracy or thearchy by a deity
triarchy by three rulers
tyranny by a tyrant
Quotations
"Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. Men have a right that these wants should be provided for by this wisdom" [Edmund Burke Reflections on the Revolution in France]
"As the happiness of the people is the sole end of government, so the consent of the people is the only foundation for it" [John Adams]
"The requisites of government are that there be sufficiency of food, sufficiency of military equipment, and the confidence of the people in their ruler" [Confucius Analects]
"In the long run every government is the exact symbol of its people, with their wisdom and their unwisdom" [Thomas Carlyle Past and Present]
"Government is either organized benevolence or organized madness" [John Updike Buchanan Dying]
"All government is evil, and the parent of evil ... The best government is that which governs least" [John L. O'Sullivan]
"It is perfectly true that that government is best which governs least. It is equally true that that government is best which provides most" [Walter Lippmann A Preface to Politics]
"Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one" [Thomas Paine Common Sense]
"Any system of government will work when everything is going well. It's the system that functions in the pinches that survives" [John F. Kennedy Why England Slept]
"Nothing appears more surprising to those who consider human affairs with a philosophical eye, than the ease with which the many are governed by the few" [David Hume First Principles of Government]
"The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government" [Henry Ward Beecher Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit]
"Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them" [Ronald Reagan Speaking My Mind]
"Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. Men have a right that these wants should be provided for by this wisdom" [Edmund Burke Reflections on the Revolution in France]
"As the happiness of the people is the sole end of government, so the consent of the people is the only foundation for it" [John Adams]
"The requisites of government are that there be sufficiency of food, sufficiency of military equipment, and the confidence of the people in their ruler" [Confucius Analects]
"In the long run every government is the exact symbol of its people, with their wisdom and their unwisdom" [Thomas Carlyle Past and Present]
"Government is either organized benevolence or organized madness" [John Updike Buchanan Dying]
"All government is evil, and the parent of evil ... The best government is that which governs least" [John L. O'Sullivan]
"It is perfectly true that that government is best which governs least. It is equally true that that government is best which provides most" [Walter Lippmann A Preface to Politics]
"Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one" [Thomas Paine Common Sense]
"Any system of government will work when everything is going well. It's the system that functions in the pinches that survives" [John F. Kennedy Why England Slept]
"Nothing appears more surprising to those who consider human affairs with a philosophical eye, than the ease with which the many are governed by the few" [David Hume First Principles of Government]
"The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government" [Henry Ward Beecher Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit]
"Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them" [Ronald Reagan Speaking My Mind]
Types of government
absolutism by an absolute ruler
anarchy absence of government
aristocracy by nobility
autarchy or autocracy by an unrestricted individual
bureaucracy by officials
communalism by self-governing communities
constitutionalism according to a constitution
corporatism by corporate groups
democracy by the people
despotism by a despot or absolute ruler
diarchy or dyarchy by two rulers
dictatorship by dictator
ergatocracy by the workers
gerontocracy by old people
gynaecocracy or gynarchy by women
hagiocracy or hagiarchy by holy men
heptarchy by seven rulers
hexarchy by six rulers
hierocracy or hierarchy by priests
imperialism by an emperor or empire
isocracy by equals
meritocracy by rulers chosen according to ability
mobocracy by the mob
monarchy by monarch
monocracy by one ruler
nomocracy by rule of law
ochlocracy by mob
octarchy by eight rulers
oligarchy by the few
pantisocracy by all equally
pentarchy by five rulers
plutocracy by the rich
pornocracy by whores
ptochocracy by the poor
quangocracy by quangos
slavocracy by slaveholders
squirearchy or squirarchy by squires
stratocracy by the army
technocracy by experts
tetrarchy by four rulers
theocracy or thearchy by a deity
triarchy by three rulers
tyranny by a tyrant
Translations
government [ˈgʌvnmənt]
A. N
1. (Pol) → gobierno m
the Labour Government → el gobierno or la administración laborista
see also local C
the Labour Government → el gobierno or la administración laborista
see also local C
2. (Gram etc) → régimen m
B. CPD [intervention, support, loan] → estatal, del estado; [responsibility, decision] → gubernamental, del gobierno
government body N → ente m gubernamental or oficial
government bonds NPL → bonos mpl del Estado
government department N → ministerio m, departamento m gubernamental, secretaría f (Mex)
government expenditure N = government spending government grant N → subvención f estatal
government health warning N → advertencia f del Ministerio de Sanidad
Government House N (Brit) → palacio m del gobernador/de la gobernadora
government issue N → propiedad f del Estado
government policy N → política f gubernamental or del gobierno
government securities NPL → bonos mpl del Estado
government spending N → el gasto público
government stock N → reservas fpl del Estado
government subsidy N → subvención f estatal, subvención f del gobierno
government body N → ente m gubernamental or oficial
government bonds NPL → bonos mpl del Estado
government department N → ministerio m, departamento m gubernamental, secretaría f (Mex)
government expenditure N = government spending government grant N → subvención f estatal
government health warning N → advertencia f del Ministerio de Sanidad
Government House N (Brit) → palacio m del gobernador/de la gobernadora
government issue N → propiedad f del Estado
government policy N → política f gubernamental or del gobierno
government securities NPL → bonos mpl del Estado
government spending N → el gasto público
government stock N → reservas fpl del Estado
government subsidy N → subvención f estatal, subvención f del gobierno
government [ˈgʌvərnmənt ˈgʌvərmənt]
n [country] → gouvernement m
to have experience of government (of being a minister) → avoir une expérience en tant que ministre local government
to have experience of government (of being a minister) → avoir une expérience en tant que ministre local government
modif [policy, agency, intervention, official] → du gouvernement
government
government:
n
(= action of governing, body of administrators) → Regierung f; strong government is difficult in a democracy → es ist schwierig, in einer Demokratie mit fester Hand zu regieren; to form a government → eine Regierung bilden
(= system) → Regierungsform f attr → Regierungs-, der Regierung; agency → staatlich; government official → Regierungsbeamter m → /-beamtin f; government action → Maßnahmen pl → der Regierung; (= intervention) → staatlicher Eingriff; government backing → staatliche Unterstützung; government intervention → staatlicher Eingriff
government:
government department
n → Ministerium nt
government grant
n → (staatliche) Subvention
Government House
n → Gouverneursresidenz f
government loan
n → Staatsanleihe f
government monopoly
n → Staatsmonopol nt, → staatliches Monopol
government-run
adj television, newspaper etc → staatlich
government securities
pl → Staatsanleihen pl
government spending
n → öffentliche Ausgaben pl
government stocks
pl (Fin) → Staatspapiere or -anleihen pl
n government [ˈgavəmənt]
1 the people who rule a country or state the British Government. regering حُكومَه правителство vláda regering die Regierung κυβέρνηση gobierno valitsus دولت hallitus gouvernement מֶמשָׁלָה शासन, नियंत्रण vlada kormány(zat) pemerintah stjórnvöld, ríkisstjórn governo 政府 정부 vyriausybė, valdžia valdība kerajaan regering regjering, styre rząd governo guvern правительство vláda vlada vlada regering รัฐบาล hükümet 政府 уряд سرکار، حکومت chính quyền 政府
2 the way in which a country or state is ruled Democracy is one form of government. bestuur نِظام حُكْم управление vláda styre die Regierungsform διακυβέρνηση gobierno valitsemine سیستم حکومت valtiojärjestelmä gouvernement מִמשָׁל शासन-प्रणाली društveno uređenje kormányforma pemerintahan stjórnarfar governo 政治 통치 valdymas valdības forma sistem pemerintahan regime, bestuur styreform ustrój governo guvernare форма правления vláda vlada, vladavina vladavina styrelsesätt, regeringsform, statsskick การปกครอง yönetim 政體 правління کسی ملک میں حکومت کا نظام cách thức hoặc hệ thống lãnh đạo 政体
3 the act or process of governing. regering حُكْم управление panování, správa styre; regere die Regierung διακυβέρνηση gobierno valitsemine حکمرانی hallitseminen administration שִׁלטוֹן शासन-प्रणाली vladavina irányítás administrasi stjórnun amministrazione 管理 지배, 관리, 통제 valdymas pārvalde; valdīšana kerajaan het regeren, besturen styring, regjering rządzenie governo administrare (у)правление správa vodstvo vladanje styrande, regerande ระบบการปกครอง yönetme 統治 урядування, керування حکومت کرنے کا عمل việc hoặc quá trình cai trị 统治
adj governmental [gavnˈmentl]
staatsagtig, regeringsagtig حُكومي държавен vládní regerings-; stats- Regierungs-... κυβερνητικός gubernamental valitsus- حکومتی hallitus- gouvernemental מֶמשָׁלתִי सरकारी, शासकीय vladin kormány- mengenai pemerintah (ríkis)stjórnar- governativo 政府の 정부의 vyriausybinis valdības- kerajaan riks-, stats-, departements- rządowy governamental правительственный vládny vladen vladin regerings-, stats- แห่งการปกครอง yönetime ait 政府的 урядовий سرکاری thuộc chính quyền 政府的
n governor
1 in the United States, the head of a state the Governor of Ohio. staatshoof حاكِم губернатор guvernér guvernør der Gouverneur κυβερνήτης gobernador kuberner فرماندار kuvernööri gouverneur/-eure מוֹשֵל गवर्नर guverner kormányzó gubernur ríkisstjóri governatore 知事 (미) 주지사 gubernatorius gubernators gabenor gouverneur guvernør gubernator governador guvernator губернатор guvernér guverner guverner guvernör ผู้ว่าการรัฐ vali 州長 губернатор ریاست کا حاکم، گورنر Thống đốc 州长
2 a member of the committee of people who govern a school, hospital etc He is on the board of governors. lid van die beheerraad عُضو لَجنَة حاكِمَه управител člen správní rady bestyrelsesmedlem; præsidiemedlem; direktør der Vorstand μέλος διοικητικού συμβουλίου, διοικητής, διευθυντής miembro del consejo, director juhatuse liige عضو هیئت مدیره johtokunnan jäsen administrateur/-trice חֲבֵר הַנהָלָה संचालक मंडल का सदस्य član uprave igazgatótanács v. intézőtestület tagja administrator stjórnandi; stjórnarmeðlimur amministratore, amministratrice 理事 (조직 등의) 장, 관리자, 이사 valdytojas (skolas, slimnīcas) pārvaldnieks gabenor bestuurder styremedlem członek zarządu director administrator член правления člen správnej rady upravnik upravnik styrelsemedlem คณะกรรมการ การปกครอง yönetim kurulu üyesi 學校或醫院等管理委員會的成員 завідуючий کسی ادارے کی ادارتی مجلس کا ایک عضو uỷ viên hội đồng quản trị 主管人员
3 a person who governs a province or colony. goewerneur والي إقْليم، حاكِم منطقَه управител guvernér guvernør der Gouverneur κυβερνήτης gobernador kuberner حاکم maaherra gouverneur/-eure נָגִיד राज्यपाल guverner kormányzó gubernur landstjóri, nÿlendustjóri governatore 総督 총독 gubernatorius gubernators gabenor gouverneur; commissaris van de Koningin guvernør, stattholder gubernator governador guvernator de provincie/de colonie правитель guvernér guverner upravitelj ståthållare ผู้ปกครอง; ข้าหลวง; ผู้ควบคุม; เจ้าเมือง vali 省長；總督 губернатор کسی صوبے یا علاقے پر حکومت کرنے والا شخص người đứng đầu 省长；总督
n governorship
goewerneurskap مَنْصِب الحاكِم أو الوالي пост на управител или губернатор úřad guvernéra guvernørpost das Gouverneursamt το αξίωμα του κυβερνήτη gobierno, cargo de gobernador kuberneriamet حکمرانی maaherran virka, kuvernöörin virka fonctions de gouverneur מִמשָׁל गवर्नर या राज्यपाल का पद guvernerstvo kormányzó ügyköre/hatásköre fungsi gubernur ríkisstjóra-/landsstjóraembætti governatorato 知事職 지사[]의 지위 gubernatoriaus valdžia, gubernija gubernatora valdīšana berkenaan gabenor gouverneurschap guvernørembete urząd gubernatora governo funcţia de guvernator губернаторство úrad guvernéra guvernerstvo upravljanje guvernörskap ตำแหน่งและอำนาจหน้าที่ของผู้ปกครอง valilik 統治者的職位 посада губернатора گورنری chức thống đốc, thủ lĩnh 统治者的职位
government → حكومة vláda regering Regierung κυβέρνηση gobierno hallitus gouvernement vlada governo 政府 정부 overheid regjering rząd governo правительство regering รัฐบาล hükümet chính phủ 政府
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