Government

English Meaning

The act of governing; the exercise of authority; the administration of laws; control; direction; regulation; as, civil, church, or family government.

1. The act or process of governing, especially the control and administration of public policy in a political unit.
2. The office, function, or authority of a governing individual or body.
3. Exercise of authority in a political unit; rule.
4. The agency or apparatus through which a governing individual or body functions and exercises authority.
5. A governing body or organization, as:
6. The ruling political party or coalition of political parties in a parliamentary system.
7. The cabinet in a parliamentary system.
8. The persons who make up a governing body.
9. A system or policy by which a political unit is governed.
10. Administration or management of an organization, business, or institution.
11. Political science.
12. Grammar The influence of a word over the morphological inflection of another word in a phrase or sentence.