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governments

noun

plural of government
1
as in administrations
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 managements
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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Recent Examples of governments Many major conservation and climate funds periodically return to governments for replenishment, exposing long-term investments to short-term fiscal and political cycles. — Marcene Mitchell, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026 Italy is among the European countries most exposed to migrant arrivals because of its central Mediterranean location, making migration a hot-button issue and a major challenge for successive governments. — CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026 Their governments are separately conducting bilateral talks on AI safety, an acknowledgment that geopolitical rivals sometimes find problems worth managing together. — Wendy R. Anderson, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2026 European countries are growing concerned that Russia may decide to strike beyond the borders of Ukraine, leading governments across the continent to warn that any attempt by Moscow to destabilize the region will backfire. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026 Since the 1940s, Spanish governments have offered subsidy grants and loans for individual films, and from around 2015, tax breaks on shoots in Spain. — John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026 Trump officials have blasted centrist European governments for being too soft on Beijing but have said nothing about the populist right’s position on China. — Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026 But African governments should not mistake a ceasefire, or even the reopening of the strait, for a return to business as usual. — Nana Menya Ayensu, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026 European governments are accustomed to footing the bill and having a say in where rockets are built, a procurement model known as geographical return, or geo-return. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for governments
  1. administrations
  2. managements
  3. rules
  4. operations
  5. regimes
  6. controls
  7. jurisdictions
  8. supervisions
Noun
  • Agencies may continue interpreting existing laws differently, while future administrations could reverse regulatory policies.
    — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The administrations of both schools said in the statement that parents or guardians in attendance should report any concerning activity.
    — Patrick Damp, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of administrations
Noun
  • Most managements feel that the — on the price of their shares — that the higher, the better.
    — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2026
  • These are different eras, and the respective managements are no longer the same, but something about this feels off.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
Definition of managements
Noun
  • Whatever to the silly old poem and whatever to the ceremony and all its stupid little details and whatever to all the rules for daughters.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Next up, if the deal closes as expected in a couple weeks, is the plan to start finding those $6 billion in cost synergies between the companies while fulfilling the rules-of-the-road in the consent decree.
    — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of rules
Noun
  • Plans for the marina include an owner’s pavilion, private suite, crew facilities, marina operations space, maintenance facilities, security offices and a rooftop swimming pool.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The new batch of Su-57 multi-role fighter jets have been modernized based on extensive experience from its use in combat operations, according to reports.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of operations
Noun
  • In some cases, as has been true in similar regimes, the CCP launches violent purges to remove cadres from its ranks.
    — ANDREW MERTHA, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Just as authoritarian regimes can deny access to warzones to independent journalists, governments can order Earth-observation companies to restrict access to images of specific areas.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of regimes
Noun
  • Or Hwang could venture into the more flexible surplus lines market, made up of largely out-of-state carriers that specialize in high-risk insurance sold without price controls or state backing.
    — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Some of these include cross-app actions, granular parental controls, and contextual Siri.
    — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of controls
Noun
  • The lesson is not to copy Europe, but to build a model strong enough to hold up across jurisdictions.
    — Dimitri Boylan, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Efforts to address the ongoing homelessness crisis in Sacramento County has been a point of friction between the city of Sacramento and the county, which have overlapping jurisdictions.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of jurisdictions
Noun
  • This overreach and weaponization of the government manifested especially clearly in burdensome regulations and guidance; in extensive and onerous supervisions; in investigations and cases, frequently leading to crushing penalties and injunctive terms unrelated to actual harm.
    — Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 21 Jan. 2026
Definition of supervisions

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“Governments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governments. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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