government

[guhv-ern-muhnt, ‑er-muhnt] / ˈgʌv ərn mənt, ‑ər mənt /

NOUN

management, administration

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authority law ministry politics power regime rule state union

STRONG

Washington 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

Example Sentences

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For months, government officials have quietly questioned who is financing the wall-to-wall marketing blitz.

From Los Angeles Times

This move changes how the federal government investigates Title IX abuses.

From Salon

End-to-end encryption essentially means that no one except the users who send or receive a given communication are privy to the contents of that communication, including the government and the platform.

From Salon

Labour has said it is responding to concern from some councils that they lack the capacity to run elections while implementing major reforms to how local government is organised.

From BBC

A spokesperson for the Treasury said the government was "pro-business", pointing out that it had capped corporation tax at 25% and was reforming business rates.

From BBC

government

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