government

/ˈɡʌvə(n)mənt/

5 senses across 1 part of speech

noun

  1. The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.

  2. (grammar) The relationship between a word and its dependents.

  3. The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.

    Example “If the citizens must follow the law, then the government must follow the constitution.”

  4. The management or control of a system.

  5. The tenure of a chief of state.

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