government

/ˈɡʌv.ɚ(n).mənt/ noun A2

The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization. (countable, uncountable) · British government has historically centred exclusively on London.
The relationship between a word and its dependents. (countable, uncountable)
The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power. (countable, uncountable) · Near-synonyms: state, administration· If the citizens must follow the law, then the government must follow the constitution.
The management or control of a system. (uncountable)
The tenure of a head of government; the ministry or administration led by a specified individual. (countable, uncountable) · The Sunak government announced plans to stem the flow of migrants coming into Great Britain.
In a parliamentary system, the political party or coalition in power; its condition of being in power. (countable, uncountable)
The team tasked with presenting and speaking in favour of a resolution, as opposed to the opposition. (countable, uncountable)
A guberniya. (countable, uncountable)

Plural governments

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When the police is at fault, it declares that it is on the track; and the government patiently awaits the day when it comes to say, with a sneaking air, that the track is lost.”

The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 112 · C1

There was the news of a revolution, of a possible war, and of an impending change of government; but these did not come within the horizon of my companion.

Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 1 · B2

The despotism and hatred of Liberalism which animated the Continental Governments had had the effect of driving to our shores a number of men who might have made excellent citizens were they not soured by the recollection of all that they had undergone.

A Study in Scarlet, p. 56 · B2

After alluding airily to the Vehmgericht, aqua tofana, Carbonari, the Marchioness de Brinvilliers, the Darwinian theory, the principles of Malthus, and the Ratcliff Highway murders, the article concluded by admonishing the Government and advocating a closer watch over foreigners in England.

A Study in Scarlet, p. 55 · B2

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