| government | | |
| n. (group) | 1. 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" |
| ~ governing, government activity, governance, government, 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. |
| ~ judiciary, bench | persons who administer justice. |
| ~ judicatory, judicial system, judicature, judiciary | 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. |
| n. (act) | 2. administration, governance, governing, government, government activity | 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. |
| ~ lawmaking, legislating, legislation | the act of making or enacting laws. |
| ~ 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). |
| ~ reform-minded, reformist, progressive | favoring or promoting reform (often by government action). |
| ~ allegiant | steadfast in devotion (especially to your lawful monarch or government).; "it is impossible to be allegiant to two opposing forces" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ minimalist | advocating minimal reforms (as in government or politics). |
| n. (cognition) | 3. government | (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed.; "tyrannical government" |
| ~ governing, government activity, governance, government, 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" |
| n. (cognition) | 4. government, political science, politics | the study of government of states and other political units. |
| ~ bolt | a sudden abandonment (as from a political party). |
| ~ politics | the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs. |
| ~ governing, government activity, governance, government, 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). |
| ~ fencesitter, independent, mugwump | a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics). |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ minimalist | advocating minimal reforms (as in government or politics). |
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