Washington

[wosh-ing-tuhn, waw-shing-] / ˈwɒʃ ɪŋ tən, ˈwɔ ʃɪŋ- /

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government n.
Uncle Sam n.

NOUN

government

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authority law ministry politics power regime rule state union

STRONG

bureaucracy command control direction domination dominion empire execution executive governance guidance influence jurisdiction patronage polity predominance presidency regency regimentation regulation restraint sovereignty statecraft superintendence superiority supervision supremacy sway

WEAK

Uncle Sam political practice powers that be the feds

Antonyms

STRONG

inferiority opposition powerlessness submission subservience weakness

WEAK

anarchy chaos coup insurrection lawlessness mutiny revolt revolution

NOUN

Uncle Sam

Synonyms

WEAK

Brother Jonathan US government

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The only bright spot has been a win over Peyton Stearns in Washington last July.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

A second lawsuit in the case is still pending in Washington, D..C.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

Pam Cronrath, from Washington state, used the tech to surprise mourners at her husband's funeral, where a digital version of her deceased partner addressed those who attended his wake.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

The men, from Latin America, are among 32 deportees accepted by Eswatini since July last year under a $5 million agreement with Washington.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

“You don’t think that the point is that you are here in Washington, blocks from your family, but you are letting them think you’re still across an ocean?”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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