Government :: Government (n.) The act of governing; the exercise of authority; the administration of laws; control; direction; regulation; as, civil, church, or family government..
Government :: Government (n.) The mode of governing; the system of polity in a state; the established form of law.
Government :: Government (n.) The right or power of governing; authority.
Government :: Government (n.) The person or persons authorized to administer the laws; the ruling power; the administration.
Government :: Government (n.) The body politic governed by one authority; a state; as, the governments of Europe..
Government :: Government (n.) Management of the limbs or body.
Government :: Government (n.) The influence of a word in regard to construction, requiring that another word should be in a particular case..
Governmental :: Governmental (a.) Pertaining to government; made by government; as, governmental duties..
Misgovernment :: Misgovernment (n.) Bad government; want of government.
Self-government :: Self-government (n.) The act of governing one's self, or the state of being governed by one's self; self-control; self-command..
Self-government :: Self-government (n.) Hence, government of a community, state, or nation by the joint action of the mass of people constituting such a civil body; also, the state of being so governed; democratic government; democracy..