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/ˈɡʌv.ɚ(n).mənt/ · noun
The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization..
British government has historically centred exclusively on London.
[…]and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.
Near-synonyms: state, administration
If the citizens must follow the law, then the government must follow the constitution.
Risk is everywhere. From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to stern government warnings about alcohol and driving, the world is teeming with goblins.
The government of the Church is maintained without material alteration in a settled hierarchical form.
Whereas it is expedient to amend the law relating to the government of Her Majesty's Navy, whereon, under the good Providence of God, the wealth, safety and strength of the Kingdom so much depend:
Use government when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Government means The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization..
Common synonyms include administration, governance, management, statism.
Possible antonyms include anarchy, chaos, insurgency, people.
British government has historically centred exclusively on London.
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