Definition of government

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Government (n.) The person or persons authorized to administer the laws; the ruling power; the administration.

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Foreign :: Foreign (a.) Outside; extraneous; separated; alien; as, a foreign country; a foreign government..
Absolute :: Absolute (a.) Not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence in government; as, the case absolute. See Ablative absolute, under Ablative..
General :: General (a.) One of the chief military officers of a government or country; the commander of an army, of a body of men not less than a brigade. In European armies, the highest military rank next below field marshal..
Monocracy :: Monocracy (n.) Government by a single person; undivided rule.
Brevet :: Brevet (n.) A warrant from the government, granting a privilege, title, or dignity. [French usage]..
Government :: Government (n.) The right or power of governing; authority.
Nationality :: Nationality (n.) The state or quality of belonging to or being connected with a nation or government by nativity, character, ownership, allegiance, etc..
Despotism :: Despotism (n.) A government which is directed by a despot; a despotic monarchy; absolutism; autocracy.
Politics :: Politics (n.) The science of government; that part of ethics which has to do with the regulation and government of a nation or state, the preservation of its safety, peace, and prosperity, the defense of its existence and rights against foreign control or conquest, the augmentation of its strength and resources, and the protection of its citizens in their rights, with the preservation and improvement of their morals..
Fealty :: Fealty (n.) Fidelity to one's lord; the feudal obligation by which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord; the special oath by which this obligation was assumed; fidelity to a superior power, or to a government; loyality. It is no longer the practice to exact the performance of fealty, as a feudal obligation..
Economy :: Economy (n.) The management of domestic affairs; the regulation and government of household matters; especially as they concern expense or disbursement; as, a careful economy..
Severe :: Severe (superl.) Very strict in judgment, discipline, or government; harsh; not mild or indulgent; rigorous; as, severe criticism; severe punishment..
Ecclesiastical :: Ecclesiastical (a.) Of or pertaining to the church; relating to the organization or government of the church; not secular; as, ecclesiastical affairs or history; ecclesiastical courts..
Gubernance :: Gubernance (n.) Government.
Mail :: Mail (v. t.) To deliver into the custody of the postoffice officials, or place in a government letter box, for transmission by mail; to post; as, to mail a letter..
Divinity :: Divinity (a.) The science of divine things; the science which treats of God, his laws and moral government, and the way of salvation; theology..
By-law :: By-law (n.) A law that is less important than a general law or constitutional provision, and subsidiary to it; a rule relating to a matter of detail; as, civic societies often adopt a constitution and by-laws for the government of their members. In this sense the word has probably been influenced by by, meaning secondary or aside..
Farm :: Farm (a. & n.) A district of country leased (or farmed) out for the collection of the revenues of government.
Reign :: Reign (n.) To possess or exercise sovereign power or authority; to exercise government, as a king or emperor;; to hold supreme power; to rule..
Post :: Post (n.) An established conveyance for letters from one place or station to another; especially, the governmental system in any country for carrying and distributing letters and parcels; the post office; the mail; hence, the carriage by which the mail is transported..
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