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noun

ˈgə-vər(n)-mənt How to pronounce government (audio)
Definition of governmentnext
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as in administration
lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation) government by the people, for the people

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2
as in management
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something a board involved in the government of the distribution of benefits to veterans

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government

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adjective

as in governmental

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Recent Examples of government
Noun
In granting the government's request for a stay, the court on Tuesday cleared federal officials to enforce rapid third-country removals for now while also agreeing to take up the case for oral argument in December. — Laura Romero, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026 Rural healthcare providers in Colorado are getting a boost from the federal government. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Adjective
Veiled pro-government supporters carrying flags take part in a ceremony commemorating the memory of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque in downtown Tehran, Iran, on August 18, 2026. — Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026 Bayfront Park Management Trust is a quasi-government agency that has been a steady source of controversy for about two years, dating back to when Carollo was chairman. — Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for government
Recent Examples of Synonyms for government
  1. administration
  2. management
  3. governmental
  4. governance
  5. supervision
  6. federal
  7. rule
  8. operation
Noun
  • Days passed without the administration providing Impacted Party 1 any traditional support services, that would have included time off.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The county urged the Supreme Court to reject the administration's appeal, while the state of Texas submitted its own brief defending the database.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of administration
Noun
  • In a brief, however, Suncor and Exxon argue that management of interstate and international greenhouse gas emissions lies with the federal government, not with the states.
    — Callie Patteson, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Red Lobster emerged from its 2024 bankruptcy in a lightning-fast three months and is now under the management of Damola Adamolekun, who was 35 at his appointment and the chain’s youngest-ever CEO.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of management
Adjective
  • As a public university, ASU could also assert statutory governmental immunity, a legal doctrine protecting public entities from liability in certain circumstances, including some policy-level decisions.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Lula, meanwhile, has argued for a more prominent role of the federal government in the fight against organized crime as well as greater coordination between governmental institutions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of governmental
Noun
  • Every decade, the broadcaster sits down with the government and thrashes out its future, agreeing on its funding for the years ahead, and making detailed decisions about its governance and operating guardrails.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The investment does not impact the day-to-day operations or governance of the team, whose controlling owner is Scott Malkin.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of governance
Noun
  • One of the bills, introduced by Stefani, expands the ability of certified nurse-midwives to provide care for pregnant and postpartum patients by specifying that supervision by a physician is not required when providing certain services.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • In 1958, the school board became an independent body with general supervision over schools, after voters approved a constitutional amendment.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of supervision
Adjective
  • While the demand for aid has grown steadily in recent years, demand for the federal Low-Income Household Energy Assistance Program funds that the state doles out via the CEAP program has not.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The source close to the TPLF said federal troops had been put on the defensive by Tigrayan forces and their allies in Amhara and Afar.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of federal
Noun
  • Most of those steps have been blocked by various courts, in part because the Constitution gives states and Congress the authority to set election rules, but provides no such power to the president.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The legislation would bring a standardized set of federal rules governing collegiate athletics.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of rule
Noun
  • But the less strictly technical procedure Serra describes is analogous to operations at stake in Jonas’s own work, implying that the act of measurement by walking and seeing is tacitly existential.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Boulder County accused the fossil fuel companies of deceiving the general public about the dangers of their oil and gas operations and the associated greenhouse gas emissions through their advertising and marketing.
    — Callie Patteson, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
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