- government
- noun1 people in control of a countryADJECTIVE▪ central, federal, local, national, provincial, regional, state▪ Conservative, Democratic, Labour, Republican, etc.▪
the country's new Communist government
▪ left-wing, right-wing▪ coalition▪ minority▪The socialists won 42% of the seats and formed a minority government.
▪ caretaker, interim, provisional, transitional▪The president dissolved the assembly and swore in an interim government.
▪ military▪ puppet▪ foreign▪ French, Western, etc.▪The report on world poverty calls for urgent action from Western governments.
▪ current, future, newVERB + GOVERNMENT▪ elect▪The present government was elected last year.
▪ establish, form▪A new government was formed in September of that year.
▪ install▪A puppet government was installed as the occupying forces withdrew.
▪ swear in▪ head, run▪a new government headed by a former military leader
▪ bring down, destabilize, oust, overthrow, topple▪This crisis could bring down the British government.
▪The group aims to overthrow the military government.
▪ supportGOVERNMENT + VERB▪ come to power▪ take office▪On May 23 a coalition government took office.
▪ fall, resign▪a national emergency that could cause the government to fall
▪ announce sth▪The government announced the cancellation of the dam project.
▪ introduce sth, launch sthGOVERNMENT + NOUN▪ agency, body, department▪ building, offices▪ funds, money▪ aid, assistance, backing, funding, grant, subsidy, support▪ expenditure, spending▪ cuts▪The hospital has been hit by government cuts.
▪ control, regulation▪ intervention, involvement▪calls for government intervention in the dispute
▪ employee, minister, official, representative, spokesman, spokesperson▪ sources▪According to government sources, two people died in the incident.
▪ figures, statistics▪ post▪ reshuffle (esp. BrE)▪The former minister was relieved of his post in last month's extensive government reshuffle.
▪ decisions, legislation, measures, plans, policy, programme/program, proposals▪ service▪ report▪ propagandaPREPOSITION▪ in government▪a problem facing whichever party is in government
▪ under a/the government▪measures that were introduced under the last government
PHRASES▪ a change in government, a change of government▪It is time we had a change of government.
▪ the government of the day▪This was a decision taken by the government of the day.
▪ a member of a government▪The president has been meeting members of the French government.
2 act of governingADJECTIVE▪ democratic, representative▪ firm (esp. BrE), good, strong▪We need strong government to take the country through this crisis.
▪ weak▪ big, small▪The era of big government may be over.
▪We believe in low taxation and small government.
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government — gov‧ern‧ment [ˈgʌvmənt, ˈgʌvnmənt ǁ ˈgʌvərn ] also Government noun [countable] the group of people responsible for running a country or state and making decisions about taxes, laws, public services etc: • The Government is planning further cuts … Financial and business terms
government — gov·ern·ment / gə vər mənt, vərn / n 1: the act or process of governing; specif: authoritative direction or control 2: the office, authority, or function of governing 3: the continuous exercise of authority over and the performance of functions… … Law dictionary
government — [guv′ərn mənt, guv΄ərmənt] n. [OFr governement: see GOVERN & MENT] 1. a) the exercise of authority over a state, district, organization, institution, etc.; direction; control; rule; management b) the right, function, or power of governing 2 … English World dictionary
Government — Gov ern*ment, n. [F. gouvernement. See {Govern}.] 1. The act of governing; the exercise of authority; the administration of laws; control; direction; regulation; as, civil, church, or family government. [1913 Webster] 2. The mode of governing;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
government — government, governance Note the n in the middle of government (based on the word govern with the noun suffix ment), and that it should be pronounced as well as written. Government is the workaday word for the system by which a state or community… … Modern English usage
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government — late 14c., act of governing or ruling; 1550s, system by which a thing is governed (especially a state), from O.Fr. governement (Mod.Fr. gouvernement), from governer (see GOVERN (Cf. govern)). Replaced M.E. governance. Meaning governing power in a … Etymology dictionary
government — [n] management, administration authority, bureaucracy, command, control, direction, domination, dominion, empire, execution, executive, governance, guidance, influence, jurisdiction, law, ministry, patronage, political practice, politics, polity … New thesaurus
government — ► NOUN 1) (treated as sing. or pl. ) the governing body of a state. 2) the system by which a state or community is governed. 3) the action or manner of governing a state, organization, or people. DERIVATIVES governmental adjective … English terms dictionary
government — governmental /guv euhrn men tl, euhr men /, adj. governmentally, adv. /guv euhrn meuhnt, euhr meuhnt/, n. 1. the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and… … Universalium
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