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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“Infrastructure and public education and parts of healthcare, they really require more sophisticated support from the government to make them work. So you can’t donate your way out of many of these problems.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

They argue the Renters' Rights Act, which comes into effect on 1 May, doesn't go far enough, and are calling for the government to introduce further measures to make rent more affordable.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Still, a generation of young Chinese raised on expectations of ever-increasing prosperity is quietly protesting by toning down their career ambitions and tuning out government calls to sacrifice for the national good.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

"Is the aim that all children are fed before school or is it that the government wants to increase free childcare?"

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

As they passed the shiny exterior of Mirror Tech, Coal slipped between a trio of government SUVs and went down an alleyway to a side door.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

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