government
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- IPA /ˈɡʌvə(n)mənt/
Noun
government noun
- The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
- (grammar) The relationship between a word and its dependents.
- The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.“If the citizens must follow the law, then the government must follow the constitution.”
- The management or control of a system.
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governanceauthoritiespoliticsregimepolitical sciencegoverningfederalpolitypoliticalgovernorshipocracystate-ownedministrygovernorgovrepublic
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