Government definition

Government as a noun

1. the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

   "the government reduced taxes"

   Same sense: authorities, regime

2. the act of governing; exercising authority

   "he had considerable experience of government"

   Same sense: administration, government activity, governing, governance

3. (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed

   "tyrannical government"

4. the study of government of states and other political units

   Same sense: political science, politics

Synonyms and antonyms

• authorities
• regime
• administration
• government activity
• governing
• governance
• political science
• politics

All synonyms of government, sense by sense

How to say government

Government has 3 syllables and rhymes with antigovernment. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with government

• antigovernment

GOVERNMENT in word games

Scrabble

16

Words With Friends

21

Anagrams

0

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