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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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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
In the mid-eighties, McMahon broke the code by lobbying state governments to instead treat it as theatre.
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Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
This case was brought on by state and federal governments, so the consumer won’t get paid by Live Nation.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
The alternative is to leave the question to governments.
—Antony Davies, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
Nkilumbo cited decades of authoritarian governments and an economic inequality that has left millions in poverty despite Angola’s oil, diamonds and other resources.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Connecticut isn’t the only state building direct relationships with international governments.
—P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
Of the 26 states where recreational marijuana has not been legalized, 20 of them have state governments that are under total Republican control.
—William Garriott, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2026
Several of the African nations that have signed such deals have notoriously repressive governments and poor human rights records — including Eswatini, South Sudan and Equatorial Guinea.
—Jean-Yves Kamale, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
The commissioner's office coordinates lake improvement efforts among the nonprofits, development community and governments.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2026
Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
This case was brought on by state and federal governments, so the consumer won’t get paid by Live Nation.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
The alternative is to leave the question to governments.
—Antony Davies, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
Nkilumbo cited decades of authoritarian governments and an economic inequality that has left millions in poverty despite Angola’s oil, diamonds and other resources.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Connecticut isn’t the only state building direct relationships with international governments.
—P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
Of the 26 states where recreational marijuana has not been legalized, 20 of them have state governments that are under total Republican control.
—William Garriott, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2026
Several of the African nations that have signed such deals have notoriously repressive governments and poor human rights records — including Eswatini, South Sudan and Equatorial Guinea.
—Jean-Yves Kamale, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
The commissioner's office coordinates lake improvement efforts among the nonprofits, development community and governments.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for governments
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Prior administrations — fom Ronald Reagan to Joe Biden — typically depended on geopolitical experts in international law, history, or intelligence, such as George Shultz, Henry Kissinger, and Zbigniew Brzezinski.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2026
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Permits that are granted and withdrawn capriciously, tax credits that come and go, technologies that fall in or out of favor in successive administrations, and endless legal battles all amount to dangerous barriers to investment.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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Increasingly, managements at the gleaming apartment complexes that have been built in the past few years are offering deals or discounts to prospective tenants, a practice that wasn’t happening back when the mega-wave of new apartment construction hit Connecticut after the pandemic.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
13 Jan. 2026
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In such a scenario, IPOs offer a better play for the Indian markets as managements and bankers price the issue attractively, drawing significant investor interest, experts told CNBC.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Across the country, retailers and low-income Americans are facing complex new rules overhauling what millions of people can buy with food stamps.—
Rachel Roubein,
Washington Post,
20 Apr. 2026
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One can see why wrestling appealed to him—the crowd is everything, the rules mean nothing, and the referees are so feckless that they often get knocked out and everyone laughs.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Demolition and recovery operations will resume Sunday morning at the site of the parking garage that partially collapsed this week in Grays Ferry.—
Ryan Hughes,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Security company Trend Micro has documented that actors who’ve worked on past operations benefiting the North Korean government have used these addresses, particularly in scams involving fake recruiters.—
Jessica Klein,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2026
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Across the continent, investors have long cited restrictive or opaque capital control regimes as a deterrent to large-scale commitment, particularly when repatriating profits or exiting investments is uncertain.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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Clearly, if Futurism’s innovations are key to the development of modernism, then the political and social contexts that Futurism emerged from, and the values of the regimes that enabled it, also manifest in modernism.—
Simon Denny,
Artforum,
20 Apr. 2026
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Parents can protect their entire family with benefits like alert sharing, parental controls and cyberbullying alerts for video games.—
Jasmin Suknanan,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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With 13 customizable controls, 11-zone Chroma under-glow, and Gen-3 Optical Switches that are rated for 90 million clicks, this mouse will survive your climb to the top of the leaderboard.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2026
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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
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The legal proceedings in Panama are expected to take months, if not years, as prosecutors build their case and courts weigh complex evidence gathered across multiple jurisdictions.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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Those rules are chiefly set out in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, or UNCLOS, which since 1994 has served as the foundational treaty establishing global legal standards for ocean usage, resource management, and maritime jurisdictions.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Governments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governments. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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