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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
Democratic states, including California, have fought back by filing lawsuits against federal agencies over certain policies and actions affecting governments programs such as SNAP.
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Lizzie Kane
june 14, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2026
Analysts have noted that companies and governments worldwide now have more incentive to build their own models or turn to Chinese open-source alternatives.
—Joe Toscano, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Until those governments pay up, the state wouldn’t start new transportation projects and would withhold Powell Bill funds, which is state aid that pays for road maintenance.
—Nicholas Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026
Israel says its offensive in the country is targeting Hezbollah, which has rejected a ceasefire extension reached by the Israeli and Lebanese governments.
—Dalia Abdelwahab, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
The strikes come after the Lebanese and Israeli governments in Washington renewed a ceasefire agreement in ongoing talks that Beirut hopes will bring an end to the war across the country.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 7 June 2026
The achievement comes at a time when governments and private aerospace companies are increasing investments in reusable hypersonic technologies.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 June 2026
Some economic shocks travel slowly – a danger to which many governments seem oblivious.
—John W.h. Denton Ao, Fortune, 6 June 2026
Lizzie Kane
june 14, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2026
Analysts have noted that companies and governments worldwide now have more incentive to build their own models or turn to Chinese open-source alternatives.
—Joe Toscano, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Until those governments pay up, the state wouldn’t start new transportation projects and would withhold Powell Bill funds, which is state aid that pays for road maintenance.
—Nicholas Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026
Israel says its offensive in the country is targeting Hezbollah, which has rejected a ceasefire extension reached by the Israeli and Lebanese governments.
—Dalia Abdelwahab, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
The strikes come after the Lebanese and Israeli governments in Washington renewed a ceasefire agreement in ongoing talks that Beirut hopes will bring an end to the war across the country.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 7 June 2026
The achievement comes at a time when governments and private aerospace companies are increasing investments in reusable hypersonic technologies.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 June 2026
Some economic shocks travel slowly – a danger to which many governments seem oblivious.
—John W.h. Denton Ao, Fortune, 6 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for governments
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The problem, apparently, was projects that were started during previous administrations.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2026
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All administrations since, of both parties, have questioned whether the War Powers Resolution is constitutional.—
Andreas Kluth,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
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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
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Information about Spirit’s plans was equally scarce among managements of airports the airline serves.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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That’s because your personal circumstance and finances (such as other sources of retirement income and your tax bracket) can be complex and so are the Social Security rules governing them.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Guzzetti said skydiving companies are governed by the same rules any private plane owner has to follow and not the more stringent rules that charter flight operators and airlines adhere to.—
Kristin M. Hall,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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The Federal Aviation Administration prohibits all aircraft operations, including drone flights, within a 3-nautical-mile radius and up to 3,000 feet above ground level around certain stadiums hosting World Cup matches.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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The vessel has been specifically designed to support operations at depths of up to 11,000 meters—deep enough to reach the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, the deepest known point in Earth’s oceans.—
Dea Jusufi,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Four different regimes, with four different ideologies, of two opposing countries dispatched at the behest of one imperial power.—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
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For generations, Black South Africans lived under racist regimes that viewed them as little more than disposable cheap labor.—
Ryan Lenora Brown,
NPR,
14 June 2026
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With these export controls, it has now also been deemed too dangerous for foreign use.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
13 June 2026
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The move comes after Anthropic’s receipt of a US Commerce Department directive Friday evening, subjecting the new models to export controls restricting their use anywhere outside the United States.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 June 2026
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That committee will consider outstanding enforcement and procedural questions, including how small jurisdictions can best enforce fireworks regulations and how hobby rocketry should be regulated.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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Marci Andino, a former South Carolina election official who now runs the EI-ISAC as executive director, said without federal backing, a big challenge is just communicating with the thousands of election jurisdictions.—
Miles Parks,
NPR,
16 June 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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“Governments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governments. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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