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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit;
- Example: "the government reduced taxes"
- Example: "the matter was referred to higher authorities"
[syn: government, authorities, regime]

2. the act of governing; exercising authority;
- Example: "regulations for the governing of state prisons"
- Example: "he had considerable experience of government"
[syn: government, governing, governance, government activity, administration]

3. (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed;
- Example: "tyrannical government"

4. the study of government of states and other political units;
[syn: politics, political science, government]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
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   2. The mode of governing; the system of polity in a state;
      the established form of law.
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            That free government which we have so dearly
            purchased, free commonwealth.         --Milton.
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   3. The right or power of governing; authority.
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            I here resign my government to thee.  --Shak.
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   4. The person or persons authorized to administer the laws;
      the ruling power; the administration.
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            When we, in England, speak of the government, we
            generally understand the ministers of the crown for
            the time being.                       --Mozley & W.
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   5. The body politic governed by one authority; a state; as,
      the governments of Europe.
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   6. Management of the limbs or body. --Shak.
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   7. (Gram.) The influence of a word in regard to construction,
      requiring that another word should be in a particular
      case.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

government
    n 1: the organization that is the governing authority of a
         political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter
         was referred to higher authorities" [syn: government,
         authorities, regime]
    2: the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for
       the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable
       experience of government" [syn: government, governing,
       governance, government activity, administration]
    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
       [syn: politics, political science, government]