GOVERNMENT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of governing
   • exercising authority
   Synonym(s)
   • governance (what does governance mean?)
   • governing (what does governing mean?)
   • government activity (what does government activity mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • regulations for the governing of state prisons
   • he had considerable experience of government
   Hypernyms(s) government is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • social control (what does social control mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • misgovernment (what does misgovernment mean?)
   • misrule (what does misrule mean?)
   • legislation (what does legislation mean?)
   • legislating (what does legislating mean?)
   • lawmaking (what does lawmaking mean?)
   • trust busting (what does trust busting mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • govern (what does govern mean?)
   • rule (what does rule mean?)
   • govern (what does govern mean?)
   • rule (what does rule mean?)
   • govern (what does govern mean?)
2. Meaning
   • (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed
   Usage Example(s)
   • tyrannical government
   Hypernyms(s) government is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • system (what does system mean?)
   • system of rules (what does system of rules mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • regulate (what does regulate mean?)
   • regularize (what does regularize mean?)
   • regularise (what does regularise mean?)
   • order (what does order mean?)
   • govern (what does govern mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the study of government of states and other political units
   Synonym(s)
   • political science (what does political science mean?)
   • politics (what does politics mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) government is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • social science (what does social science mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • geopolitics (what does geopolitics mean?)
   • realpolitik (what does realpolitik mean?)
   • practical politics (what does practical politics mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
   Synonym(s)
   • authorities (what does authorities mean?)
   • regime (what does regime mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the government reduced taxes
   • the matter was referred to higher authorities
   Hypernyms(s) government is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • polity (what does polity mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • ancien regime (what does ancien regime mean?)
   • court (what does court mean?)
   • royal court (what does royal court mean?)
   • Downing Street (what does Downing Street mean?)
   • empire (what does empire mean?)
   • federal government (what does federal government mean?)
   • government-in-exile (what does government-in-exile mean?)
   • local government (what does local government mean?)
   • palace (what does palace mean?)
   • papacy (what does papacy mean?)
   • pontificate (what does pontificate mean?)
   • puppet government (what does puppet government mean?)
   • puppet state (what does puppet state mean?)
   • pupet regime (what does pupet regime mean?)
   • state (what does state mean?)
   • state government (what does state government mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • govern (what does govern mean?)
   • rule (what does rule mean?)