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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Advocates say they plan to continue pressing the U.S. government, even though many lack optimism that Washington will ever relent.

From Los Angeles Times

Among questions raised: Would the government revoke grants it had already awarded, as it did last year?

From Salon

Brown, who was prime minister while Mandelson was in government, added that Sir Keir is "a man of integrity" who "wants to do the right things".

From BBC

Local governments are showering companies with land and discounted office rent.

From The Wall Street Journal

The government says there is no national shortage of the vaccine for those who need it the most - people who can get it for free from the NHS.

From BBC

government

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