government
/ˈɡʌv.ɚ(n).mənt/ · noun
Meaning
- The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
- The relationship between a word and its dependents.
- The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.
- The management or control of a system.
- The tenure of a head of government; the ministry or administration led by a specified individual.
- 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.
- Ellipsis of government name, one's legal name according to a government.
Etymology / origin
From Middle English governement, from Old French governement (modern French gouvernement), from governer (see govern) + -ment. Morphologically govern + -ment. Displaced native Old English gerec, leodweard, ræden, rǣding and ealdordōm.
- gerec(Old English)→
- governement(Old French)→
- governement(Middle English)→
- government (English)
- Relations: inh, der, cog
Related words
Descendant words
- gwamnati(Hausa) (bor)
- ഗവണ്മെന്റ്(Malayalam) (bor)
- gavman(Tok Pisin) (inh)
- گورمنٹ(Urdu) (slbor)
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