government

1. The organization that is the governing authority of a political unit (synset 108067430)
   "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"
   referred to in: administration, governance, governing, government, government activity - the act of governing; exercising authority
   is a type of: polity - a politically organized unit
   subtypes:

   • authoritarian regime, authoritarian state - a government that concentrates political power in an authority not responsible to the people
   • bureaucracy - a government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials
   • ancien regime - a political and social system that no longer governs (especially the system that existed in France before the French Revolution)
   • court, royal court - the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state
   • downing street - the British government
   • empire - a group of countries under a single authority
   • federal government - a government with strong central powers
   • government-in-exile - a temporary government moved to or formed in a foreign land by exiles who hope to rule when their country is liberated
   • local government - the government of a local area
   • military government, stratocracy - government by the military and an army
   • palace - the governing group of a kingdom
   • papacy, pontificate - the government of the Roman Catholic Church
   • pupet regime, puppet government, puppet state - a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed
   • state - the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state
   • state government - the government of a state in the United States
   • totalitarian state, totalitation regime - a government that subordinates the individual to the state and strictly controls all aspects of life by coercive measures
   member holonym:

   • government department - a department of government
   • general assembly, law-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislature - persons who make or amend or repeal laws
   • executive - persons who administer the law
   • bench, judiciary - persons who administer justice
   • division - an administrative unit in government or business
   • government officials, officialdom - people elected or appointed to administer a government
   has:

   • administration, brass, establishment, governance, governing body, organisation, organization - the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
   • judicatory, judicature, judicial system, judiciary - the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government
   same as: authorities, regime
2. The act of governing;
   Exercising authority (synset 101127115)
   "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"
   associated with:

   • land reform - a redistribution of agricultural land (especially by government action)
   • squandermania - prodigious squandering (usually by a government)
   • price-fixing - control (by agreement among producers or by government) of the price of a commodity in interstate commerce
   • devolution, devolvement - the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)
   • destabilisation, destabilization - the action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy)
   • protest march - occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license
   • government - (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed
   • government, political science, politics - the study of government of states and other political units
   • paternalism - the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good
   • manifesto, pronunciamento - a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)
   • authorities, government, regime - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
   • event planner - someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials)
   • bounty, premium - payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military
   • zero coupon bond, zero-coupon bond - a bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond; the commonest form of zero-coupon security
   • office, power - (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power
   • anarchy, lawlessness - a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)
   • progressive, reform-minded, reformist - favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
   • allegiant - steadfast in devotion (especially to your lawful monarch or government)
   • federal - characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities
   • unitary - characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is held by one central authority
   • minimalist - advocating minimal reforms (as in government or politics)
   is a type of: social control - control exerted (actively or passively) by group action
   subtypes:

   • misgovernment, misrule - government that is inefficient or dishonest
   • lawmaking, legislating, legislation - the act of making or enacting laws
   • trust busting - (law) government activities seeking to dissolve corporate trusts and monopolies (especially under the United States antitrust laws)
   same as: administration, governance, governing, government activity
3. (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed (synset 105671515)
   "tyrannical government"
   referred to in: administration, governance, governing, government, government activity - the act of governing; exercising authority
   is a type of: system, system of rules - a complex of methods or rules governing behavior
4. The study of government of states and other political units (synset 106157599)
   referred to in: administration, governance, governing, government, government activity - the act of governing; exercising authority
   associated with:

   • bolt - a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
   • politics - the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs
   • mandate - the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory
   • patronage - (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
   • demonstration, manifestation - a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature)
   • cabal, conspiracy - a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
   • catechism - a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views
   • nominating address, nominating speech, nomination - an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election
   • combination - an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes)
   • soviets - the government of the Soviet Union
   • civilisation, civilization - a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
   • side - one of two or more contesting groups
   • assassin, assassinator, bravo - a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
   • muckraker, mudslinger - one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage)
   • fencesitter, independent, mugwump - a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
   • regular - a dependable follower (especially in party politics)
   • coattails effect - (politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party
   • war chest - a fund accumulated to finance a war (or a political campaign)
   • sturm und drang, turbulence, upheaval - a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
   • minimalist - advocating minimal reforms (as in government or politics)
   is a type of: social science - the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society
   subtypes:

   • geopolitics - the study of the effects of economic geography on the powers of the state
   • practical politics, realpolitik - politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations
   same as: political science, politics

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