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FromMiddle Englishgovernement, fromOld Frenchgovernement (modern Frenchgouvernement), fromgoverner (seegovern) +-ment. Morphologicallygovern +‎-ment. Displaced nativeOld Englishgerec,leodweard,ræden,rǣding andOld Englishealdordōm.

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government (countable anduncountable,pluralgovernments)

  1. The body with the power to make and/orenforcelaws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
    Britishgovernment has historically centred exclusively on London.
    • 1863 November 19,Abraham Lincoln,Dedicatory Remarks (Gettysburg Address)‎[1], nearSoldiers' National Cemetery,→LCCN,Bancroft copy, page 2:
      […]and thatgovernment of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
    • 2013 July 6, “The rise of smart beta”, inThe Economist, volume408, number8843, page68:
      Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries;government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.
  2. (grammar, linguistics) The relationship between a word and its dependents.
    Synonyms:regimen,rection(archaic)
    Coordinate terms:agreement,concord,concordance(obsolete)
  3. Thestate and itsadministration viewed as the rulingpolitical power.
    If the citizens must follow the law, then thegovernment must follow the constitution.
    • 2013 June 22, “Snakes and ladders”, inThe Economist, volume407, number8841, page76:
      Risk is everywhere. From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to sterngovernment warnings about alcohol and driving, the world is teeming with goblins.
  4. (uncountable) Themanagement or control of a system.
    • 1908, Walter Frederic Adeney,The Greek and Eastern churches, page275:
      Thegovernment of the Church is maintained without material alteration in a settled hierarchical form.
    • 1957, Parliament of the United Kingdom, “Preamble”, inNaval Discipline Act 1957‎[2], page14:
      Whereas it is expedient to amend the law relating to thegovernment ofHer Majesty's Navy, whereon, under the good Providence of God, the wealth, safety and strength of the Kingdom so much depend:
  5. Thetenure of ahead of government; theministry oradministration led by a specified individual.
    The Sunakgovernment announced plans to stem the flow of migrants coming into Great Britain.
  6. In aparliamentary system, thepolitical party orcoalition in power, as opposed to theopposition; the state of being in power.
  7. (debating) The team tasked with presenting and speaking in favour of aresolution, as opposed to theopposition.
  8. Ellipsis ofgovernment name, one's legal name according to a government.

Usage notes

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  • In the United States, "government" is considered to be divided into three branches: the legislature (the House of Representatives and the Senate) which makes law, the administration (under the President) which runs sections of government within the law, and the courts, which adjudicate on matters of the law. This is a much wider meaning of "government" than exists in the United Kingdom wheregovernance and other words describe the process or power of governing generally and the term "government" is used more particularly for the ruling political force of the prime minister and their cabinet ministers (what Americans would call theadministration). In Britain, the administrative organs of the nation are collectively referred to as "thestate". In Canadagovernment is used in both senses and neitherstate noradministration is used. Applied to many countries in continental Europe (when using English), the British usage is common.
  • In Britain, the word is often capitalised when referring to the particular UK government. British and older works in general may distinguish betweenGovernment as the ruling body andgovernment as the practice of governing.

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body with the power to make and/or enforce laws
grammar: relationship between a word and its dependents
state and its administration
management or control of a system
tenure of a chief of state
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