English > government: 4 senses > noun 1, group| Meaning | The organization that is the governing authority of a political unit. |
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| Example | "the government reduced taxes" |
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| Synonyms | authorities, regime |
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| Category | government, governing, governance, government activity, administration | The act of governing |
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| Members | division | An administrative unit in government or business |
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| executive | persons who administer the law |
| government department | A department of government |
| government officials, officialdom | People elected or appointed to administer a government |
| judiciary, bench | persons who administer justice |
| legislature, legislative assembly, legislative body, general assembly, law-makers | persons who make or amend or repeal laws |
| Parts | administration, governance, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation | The persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something |
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| judiciary, judicature, judicatory, judicial system | The system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government |
| Narrower | Downing Street | The British government |
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| ancien regime | A political and social system that no longer governs (especially the system that existed in France before the French Revolution) |
| authoritarian state, authoritarian regime | A government that concentrates political power in an authority not responsible to the people |
| bureaucracy | A government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials |
| court, royal court | The sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state / state |
| empire | A group of countries under a single authority |
| federal government | A government with strong central powers |
| government-in-exile | A temporary government moved to or formed in a foreign land by exiles who hope to rule when their country is liberated |
| local government | The government of a local area |
| military government, stratocracy | government by the military and an army |
| palace | The governing group of a kingdom |
| papacy, pontificate | The government of the Roman Catholic Church |
| puppet government, puppet state, pupet regime | A government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed |
| state | The group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state |
| state government | The government of a state in the United States |
| totalitarian state, totalitation regime | A government that subordinates the individual to the state and strictly controls all aspects of life by coercive measures |
| Broader | polity | A politically organized unit |
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| Spanish | autoridad, gobierno, régimen |
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| Catalan | autoritat, govern, règim |
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| Verbs | govern | exercise authority over |
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English > government: 4 senses > noun 2, act| Meaning | The act of governing; exercising authority. |
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| Example | "he had considerable experience of government" |
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| Synonyms | governing, governance, government activity, administration |
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| Category of | allegiant | steadfast in devotion (especially to your lawful / lawful monarch or government) |
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| anarchy, lawlessness | A state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government) |
| bounty, premium | Payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military |
| destabilization, destabilisation | The action of destabilizing |
| devolution, devolvement | The delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government) |
| event planner | someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials) |
| federal | Characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities |
| government | (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed |
| government, authorities, regime | The organization that is the governing authority of a political unit |
| land reform | A redistribution of agricultural land (especially by government action) |
| manifesto, pronunciamento | A public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government) |
| minimalist | advocating minimal reforms (as in government or politics) |
| office, power | (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power |
| paternalism | The attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good |
| politics, political science, government | The study of government of states and other political units |
| price-fixing | Control (by agreement among producers or by government) of the price / price of a commodity in interstate commerce |
| progressive, reformist, reform-minded | favoring / favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) |
| protest march | Occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license |
| squandermania | prodigious squandering (usually by a government) |
| unitary | Characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is held by one central authority |
| zero coupon bond, zero-coupon bond | A bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond |
| Narrower | legislation, legislating, lawmaking | The act of making or enacting laws |
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| misgovernment, misrule | government that is inefficient / inefficient or dishonest |
| trust busting | (law) government activities seeking to dissolve corporate trusts and monopolies (especially under the United States antitrust laws) |
| Broader | social control | Control exerted (actively or passively) by group action |
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| Spanish | administración, gobernabilidad, gobierno |
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| Catalan | administració, govern |
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| Verbs | govern | direct or strongly influence the behavior of |
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English > government: 4 senses > noun 4, cognition| Meaning | The study of government of states and other political units. |
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| Synonyms | politics, political science |
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| Category of | Soviets | The government of the Soviet Union |
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| assassin, assassinator, bravo | A murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed |
| bolt | A sudden abandonment (as from a political party) |
| catechism | A series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views |
| civilization, civilisation | A society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations) |
| coattails effect | (politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party |
| combination | An alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes) |
| conspiracy, cabal | A plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot) |
| demonstration, manifestation | A public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature) |
| mandate | The commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory |
| minimalist | advocating minimal reforms (as in government or politics) |
| muckraker, mudslinger | One who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage) |
| mugwump, independent, fencesitter | A neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics) |
| nominating speech, nominating address, nomination | An address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election |
| patronage | (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support |
| politics | The profession devoted to governing and to political affairs |
| regular | A dependable / dependable follower (especially in party politics) |
| side | One of two or more contesting groups |
| turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang | A state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally) |
| war chest | A fund accumulated to finance a war (or a political campaign) |
| Category | government, governing, governance, government activity, administration | The act of governing |
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| Narrower | geopolitics | The study of the effects of economic geography on the powers of the state / state |
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| realpolitik, practical politics | Politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations |
| Broader | social science | The branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society |
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| Spanish | ciencias políticas, política |
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| Catalan | ciències polítiques, política, politologia |
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