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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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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
Officials briefed tech companies Tuesday on a framework that would let the government vet cutting-edge systems for cybersecurity risks. — Ian Duncan, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2026 The government offers citizenship in exchange for a one-time $90,000 investment in its National Transformation Fund (plus an additional $5,750 fee). — Brittany Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Adjective
By that time, though, many of the ideas Hoan had championed had made their way into the Democratic Party in the proudly pro-government New Deal. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 14 July 2026 Other pro-government accounts portrayed the images as evidence that years of confrontation had given way to a more pragmatic relationship. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 July 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
  • This centralized approach has increasingly alienated both confederations and FIFA’s own administration.
    — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The backlog, which grew significantly under the Biden administration, has decreased for the first time in at least 10 years.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of administration
Noun
  • The banks maintain that their contracts give them broad authority to end customer relationships and that decisions may be driven by regulatory and risk-management obligations.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • According to officials, the program began in 2001 with NDOW’s first Karelian bear dog, Stryker, making the agency one of the first in North America to use the breed for bear management.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of management
Adjective
  • Yu will be responsible for overseeing the business, legal and governmental affairs strategies and activities for the company globally, and succeeds Julie Swidler, who stepped down from the post earlier this summer.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
  • National Night Out is hosted throughout the first Tuesday in August across the United States to support public services such as law enforcement, emergency responders and governmental agencies.
    — Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of governmental
Noun
  • The report examines Walmart’s progress toward not only sustainability goals, but also social and governance targets related not only to the organization itself, but also the communities connected to its global operation.
    — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • While a handful in Congress are taking the issue of AI oversight and transparency seriously, the debate over preemption risks overshadowing the broader goal of establishing a federal AI governance framework.
    — Caleb Knapp, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of governance
Noun
  • Control or supervision over the chokepoint has become just as much a red line for Tehran as the right to nuclear enrichment.
    — Todd Symons, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Plenty of building still belongs to specialists, including complex systems, security-sensitive applications, and anything going to customers without supervision.
    — Will Drover, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of supervision
Adjective
  • The former Charlotte bus driver, who just unsuccessfully ran for a Mecklenburg County Commission at-large seat, faces charges of assaulting a federal agent while on federal property.
    — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The Guard troops plan to continue training with the new technology alongside federal agency partners including the FBI and Department of Homeland Security to gain further expertise in using it to detect drone threats within the United States.
    — Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of federal
Noun
  • The State Election Board drew national attention ahead of the 2024 presidential election for passing a slate of sweeping rules that read like a wish list of election skeptics.
    — Tamar Hallerman, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The shuttering of Tibetan schools has come alongside a national tightening of rules on private schools in 2021.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of rule
Noun
  • Kansas plans on hiring Sam Strantz, senior team counsel for the NBA’s Houston Rockets, as the Jayhawks athletic department’s new executive director of front office strategy and operations, ESPN reported Friday.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The plan to consolidate FIFA’s commercial and event operations into a new commercial subsidiary valued at $20 billion is off the table, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said in a statement.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 1 Aug. 2026
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“Government.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/government. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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