Synonyms for government

Another word for government is authorities, regime or administration. Below are 8 synonyms and 28 related words across 4 senses.

Also searched as: governments.

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

authorities
regime synonyms

2. noun: the act of governing; exercising authority

administration synonyms
government activity
governing synonyms
governance synonyms

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

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

political science
politics synonyms

Related words

Broader, narrower and sibling terms from the same WordNet tree. They aren't interchangeable, but one of them is often the word you wanted.

state synonyms
court synonyms
state government
local government
military government
federal government
royal court
empire
palace
government-in-exile
puppet state
puppet government
authoritarian state
bureaucracy
authoritarian regime
social control
legislation synonyms
trust busting
legislating
lawmaking
misrule
misgovernment
system synonyms
system of rules
social science
practical politics
geopolitics
realpolitik

Government in word games

Letters: 10
Scrabble: 16
Words With Friends: 21
How common: Everyday word

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Questions people ask

What is another word for government?

You can say authorities, regime, administration, government activity or governing instead of government. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit".

What is the opposite of government?

WordNet lists no direct antonym for government; the nearest opposites depend on which sense you mean.

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