Synonyms of government

government 1 of 2

noun

ˈgə-vər(n)-mənt 

1

as in administration

lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation)

government by the people, for the people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• administration
• governance
• rule
• regime
• jurisdiction
• reign
• authority
• sovereignty
• dictatorship
• power
• leadership
• tyranny
• regimen
• management
• dominion
• oppression
• regulation
• domination
• supremacy
• supervision
• direction
• command
• sway
• autocracy
• hegemony
• mastery
• superintendence
• subjugation

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• management
• administration
• supervision
• operation
• control
• handling
• oversight
• governance
• stewardship
• direction
• presidency
• regulation
• leadership
• guidance
• conduct
• running
• superintendence
• charge
• care
• agency
• superintendency
• intendance
• custody
• protection
• engineering
• logistics
• trust
• manipulation
• guardianship
• rulership
• ward
• keeping
• generalship
• tutelage
• safekeeping
• aegis
• lap
• machination
• codirection
• comanagement
• coadministration

government

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adjective

as in governmental

Related Words

• governmental
• federal
• municipal
• civic
• national
• internal
• civil
• domestic
• democratic
• public
• republican
• intestine
• nationwide

Dissimilar Words

• international
• foreign
• global
• nonnational
• external
• alien

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of government

Noun

The News Senate Republicans spent this week wrestling through divisions, reelecting John Thune as their leader, and pledging to confirm conservative judges while avoiding a government shutdown during their last two months in the majority. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 11 Nov. 2026

That novel approach has become more common in tech companies in recent years, but nonetheless raises concerns from some government officials. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026

Adjective

Then-first lady Jill Biden pursued similar efforts to jump-start women's health research, and Biden officials in November 2023 launched their own White House effort intended to coordinate a cross-government response to boost women's health. — Dan Diamond, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026

One was a patronage-heavy, pro-government machine; the other an adversarial independent sector. — Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2026