· the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"
Synonym(s): authorities, regime
Hypernym(s): polity
· the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"
Synonym(s): governing, governance, government_activity, administration
Hypernym(s): social_control
· (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed; "tyrannical government"
Hypernym(s): system, system_of_rules
· the study of government of states and other political units
Synonym(s): politics, political_science
Hypernym(s): social_science