Definition of Governments. Meaning of Governments. Synonyms of Governments

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Definition of Governments

Government
Government Gov"ern*ment, n. [F. gouvernement. See Govern.] 1. The act of governing; the exercise of authority; the administration of laws; control; direction; regulation; as, civil, church, or family government. 2. The mode of governing; the system of polity in a state; the established form of law. That free government which we have so dearly purchased, free commonwealth. --Milton. 3. The right or power of governing; authority. I here resign my government to thee. --Shak. 4. The person or persons authorized to administer the laws; the ruling power; the administration. When we, in England, speak of the government, we generally understand the ministers of the crown for the time being. --Mozley & W. 5. The body politic governed by one authority; a state; as, the governments of Europe. 6. Management of the limbs or body. --Shak. 7. (Gram.) The influence of a word in regard to construction, requiring that another word should be in a particular case.

Meaning of Governments from wikipedia

- organizations, such as state and provincial governments as well as local governments. The word government derives from the Gr**** verb κυβερνάω [kubernáo]...
- functions. In addition to general-purpose local governments, some countries have special-purpose local governments (special districts), such as independent school...
- forms of coalition governments, minority coalitions and surplus majority coalition governments. A surplus majority coalition government controls more than...
- and the criminal procedure code. Similar to the Union government, individual state governments each consist of executive, legislative and judiciary branches...
- governments are not authorized to print currency, they generally have to raise revenue through either taxes or bonds. As a result, state governments tend...
- to refer to supporters of Spanish American independence and of their governments that emerged during the revolutions between 1808 and 1825. Congress and...
- the governments of the various states share many similar features, they often vary greatly with regard to form and substance. No two state governments are...
- previously deposed governments, and have been founded as alternatives to in****bent governments. These governments in exile are governments of non-self-governing...
- central government have been devolved to accountable governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. These are not part of His Majesty's Government, and...
- whatever the governments concerned might think about the matter." Some NGOs, such as Greenpeace, do not accept funding from governments or intergovernmental...