Word Meaning

government definition and meaning

n. The act of governing; the exercise of authority; the administration of laws; control; direction; regulation; as, civil, church, or family government.
n. The mode of governing; the system of polity in a state; the established form of law.
n. The right or power of governing; authority.
n. The person or persons authorized to administer the laws; the ruling power; the administration.
n. The body politic governed by one authority; a state; as, the governments of Europe.
n. Management of the limbs or body.
n. The influence of a word in regard to construction, requiring that another word should be in a particular case.

Crossword clues for government

- Administration
- Authority
- Bureaucracy
- Powers that be
- Regime