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 South Korean government investigation concluded that this was an institutional problem – mostly handled by one employee but done with the organization’s approval. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026

Police Chief Alex Gammelgard said the decision follows a comprehensive review of the technology and its future, as well as conversations with community members and changes in how ALPR systems are being used by government agencies. — Lyanne Wang, CBS News, 12 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