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. · British government has historically centred exclusively on London.
- The relationship between a word and its dependents.
- The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power. · 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.
- The tenure of a head of government; the ministry or administration led by a specified individual. · 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.
- The team tasked with presenting and speaking in favour of a resolution, as opposed to the opposition.
- A guberniya.
Plural governments
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In a change of government the poor change nothing beyond the name of their master.
“Government employ.
Number one hundred and twenty-seven is ‘Government’; which at least makes sense, though somewhat irrelevant to ourselves and Professor Moriarty.
What does the Mahratta government do?
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