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government
has definitions from the fields of government,politics
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[ noun ] (government) the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
Synonyms Examples "the government reduced taxes" "the matter was referred to higher authorities" Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)The grand_jury commented on a number of other topics , among them the Atlanta and Fulton_County purchasing_departments which it said `` are well operated and follow generally accepted practices which inure to the best interest of both governments '' . ("Editorials"...)He feels , therefore , that to seek a discontinuity in the arms policy of the United_States is the least risky path our government can take . The Macmillan government might be willing to let him go , but he has been dead seventy-eight years and even the Soviet morticians could not make him look presentable . (Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)These are becoming more_and_more available through the work of counties and other government agencies . (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)In_addition to this the U._S. Civil_Service_Bureau , when examining applicants for government positions as interior_designers , expects that `` when various needed objects are not obtainable on the market he will design them . |
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[ noun ] (politics,government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed
Examples "tyrannical government" Used in print (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)Will advances in human sciences help us build social_structures and governments which will enable us to cope_with people as_effectively_as the primitive combination of protein and nucleic_acid built a structure of molecules which enabled it to adapt to a sea of molecular interaction ? Related terms |
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[ noun ] (government) the act of governing; exercising authority
Synonyms Examples "regulations for the governing of state prisons" "he had considerable experience of government" Used in print (Morton A. Kaplan and Nicholas de B. Katzenbach,...)Man , through democratic institutions of government and economic freedom , was master of his destiny . It was merely a rationalization and ordering of new institutions of popular government . Government itself was based upon contract ; business_organization - the corporation - was analyzed in contractual terms ; trade was based on freedom of contract , and money was lent and borrowed on contractual terms ; even marriage and the family was seen as a contractual arrangement . |
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[ noun ] (politics,government) the study of government of states and other political units
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