government (ˈɡʌvənmənt
;ˈɡʌvəmənt)
Definitions
noun
- the exercise of political authority over the actions, affairs, etc, of a political unit, people, etc, as well as the performance of certain functions for this unit or body; the action of governing; political rule and administration
- the system or form by which a community, etc, is ruled ⇒
tyrannical government
- the executive policy-making body of a political unit, community, etc; ministry or administration ⇒
yesterday we got a new government
- ((capital when of a specific country) ⇒
the British Government
- the executive policy-making body of a political unit, community, etc; ministry or administration ⇒
- the state and its administration ⇒
blame it on the government
- ((as modifier) ⇒
a government agency
- the state and its administration ⇒
- regulation; direction
- grammar the determination of the form of one word by another word
Alternative Forms
governmental (ˌɡʌvənˈmɛntəll;ˌɡʌvəˈmɛntəll) adjective ˌgovernˈmentally adverb Synonyms
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administration,
executive,
ministry,
regime,
governing body,
powers-that-be e-government or egovernment
=
rule,
state,
law,
authority,
administration,
sovereignty,
governance,
dominion,
polity,
statecraft,
Quotations
"Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. Men have a right that these wants should be provided for by this wisdom"
"As the happiness of the people is the sole end of government, so the consent of the people is the only foundation for it"
"The requisites of government are that there be sufficiency of food, sufficiency of military equipment, and the confidence of the people in their ruler"
"In the long run every government is the exact symbol of its people, with their wisdom and their unwisdom"
"Government is either organized benevolence or organized madness"
"All government is evil, and the parent of evil ... The best government is that which governs least"
"It is perfectly true that that government is best which governs least. It is equally true that that government is best which provides most"
"Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one"
"Any system of government will work when everything is going well. It's the system that functions in the pinches that survives"
"Nothing appears more surprising to those who consider human affairs with a philosophical eye, than the ease with which the many are governed by the few"
"The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government"
"I would not give half a guinea to live under one form of government rather than another. It is of no moment to the happiness of an individual"
"There is no art which one government sooner learns of another than that of draining money from the pockets of the people"
"Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them"
"When, in countries that are called civilized, you see age going to the workhouse and youth to the gallows, something must be wrong in the system of government"
Translations
- British English:
government
The government of a country is the group of people who are responsible for running it.The Government are forcing people out of jobs in this area.ˈɡʌvənmənt; ˈɡʌvəmənt NOUN The Government are forcing people out of jobs in this area.
- Spanish:
gobierno
nm
- French:
gouvernement
nm
- German:
Regierung
nf
- Chinese: 政府 n
- Arabic: حُكُومَة n
- Portuguese: governo nm
- Russian: правительство nnt
- Croatian: vlada v
- Czech: vláda nf
- Danish: regering nutr
- Dutch: overheid nnt
- Finnish: hallitus n
- Greek: κυβέρνηση nf
- Italian: governo nm
- Japanese: 政府 n
- Korean: 정부 n
- Norwegian: regjering nm
- Polish: rząd nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: governo nm
- European Spanish:
gobierno
nm
- Swedish: regering nutr
- Thai: รัฐบาล n
- Turkish: hükümet n
- Vietnamese: chính phủ n
Usage examples
We will go to Corvere and negotiate with their government , which will undoubtedly take several months.
, LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)Yet, even in his heyday, Mr Prescott knew that rural England did not want his regional government.
Country Life (2004)But a strange story appeared in the government media the following day.
Irish Times (2002)The small West African country's government officially requested assistance from Unicef.
Glasgow Herald (2001)The government would have to provide an entirely new system for the care of mentally distressed people.
, BEYOND FEAR (2002)