Definition of governments Governments

/gʌˈvɚmʌnts/ - [guvermunts] -

We found 3 definitions of governments from 2 different sources.

What does governments mean?

Wiktionary

governments (Noun)
Plural of government.

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governments, noun, plural of government.

WordNet

Noun Plural: governments
government - the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"
		governing, governance, government activity, administration
		social control control exerted (actively or passively) by group action
		misgovernment, misrule government that is inefficient or dishonest
		lawmaking, legislating, legislation the act of making or enacting laws
		trust busting (law) government activities seeking to dissolve corporate trusts and monopolies (especially under the United States antitrust laws)
government - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"
		authorities, regime
		polity shrewd or crafty management of public affairs; "we was innocent of stratagems and polity"
		governing, government activity, governance, government, administration the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"
		authoritarian regime, authoritarian state a government that concentrates political power in an authority not responsible to the people
		bureaucracy any organization in which action is obstructed by insistence on unnecessary procedures and red tape
		ancien regime a political and social system that no longer governs (especially the system that existed in France before the French Revolution)
		royal court, court respectful deference; "pay court to the emperor"
		downing street the British government
		empire an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple
		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 official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign)
		papacy, pontificate the government of the Roman Catholic Church
		government department a department of government
		law-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislature, general assembly persons who make or amend or repeal laws
		governing body, governance, administration, brass, establishment, organisation, organization the act of meting out justice according to the law
		executive persons who administer the law
		judiciary, bench persons who administer justice
		judicatory, judicial system, judiciary, judicature persons who administer justice
		pupet regime, puppet government, puppet state a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed
		state the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
		division the act or process of dividing
		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
government - (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed; "tyrannical government"
		system of rules, system instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer"
		governing, government activity, governance, government, administration the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"
government - the study of government of states and other political units
		politics, political science
		social science the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society
		governing, government activity, governance, government, administration the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"
		geopolitics the study of the effects of economic geography on the powers of the state
		practical politics, realpolitik politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations

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Wiktionary

government (Noun)
The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
government (Noun)
A group of people who hold a monopoly on the legitimate use of force in a given territory.
government (Noun)
The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.
government (Noun)
The management or control of a system.
government (Noun)
The tenure of a chief of state.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

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

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

government
Body that has the authority to make and the power to enforce laws within a civil, corporate, religious, academic, or other organization or group.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

government
Generally means the constitution of our country as exercised under the legislature of king or queen, lords, and commons.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

government
The Constitution of the United States provides that Congress shall make rules for the government and regulation of armies. By government is understood not only the body of fundamental laws of a state, but also the body of persons charged with the management of the executive power of a country; direction, power or authority which rules a community; administration; rule; management. Government of the military is that branch of the code which embraces the creation and regulation of the military hierarchy, or the gradual distribution of inferior authority. The power of making rules of government is that of supreme command, and from this living principle proceed the localization of troops, their organization and distribution; rules for rewards and punishments; and generally, all rules of government and regulation whatsoever, which the legislature may judge necessary to maintain an efficient and well-disciplined army. All authority over the land forces of the United States must, therefore, be derived from Congress. For, although the President is the commander-in-chief, yet his functions, as such, must be regulated by Congress, under the 17th clause of Sec. 8 of the Constitution, as well as under the general authority of Congress to make rules for the government and regulation of the land forces. The President cannot be divested of power which Congress may assign to any inferior military commander, because the authority of the greater includes that of the less. But all the authority over the land and naval forces, save the appointment of the commander-in-chief, rests with Congress, and no authority can be exercised not delegated by Congress, except such as may be fairly deduced from powers given for the effective discharge of the duties annexed to his office.

Wikipedia

A government is a group of people that has the power to rule in a territory, according to the law. This territory may be a country, a state or province within a country, or a region.

History and Theory of Government.

The simplest idea of government is those who rule over people and land. This may be as small as a community with some sort of board that looks after the goings on of those who live within it or something a little larger like a village or as big as a continent (like Australia).

Those people who rule the land can allow others to own it. It is a deed by government that gives this right in the way that laws describe. Some think they have the right to hold land without government permission. This view is called libertarianism. Others think they can do so together as a group with others if they live in peace, without government. This view is called anarchism.

Almost every place on Earth is connected to one and only one government. Places without government are where people follow traditions instead of government rules, small border disputed areas and the continent of Antarctica, because almost no people live there. For every place on Earth there is a government that claims sovereign control over it. The word "sovereign" is old and means "control by a King" (sovereign). Governments of villages, cities, counties and other communities are also subordinate to the government of the state or province where they exist, and then to that of the country.

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