Thesaurus results for GOVERNMENTS

governments

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plural of government

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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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 Impala Platinum has opened formal talks with Zimbabwe’s central bank and lined up meetings with both the South African and Zimbabwean governments to press for clarity on Harare’s export-earnings policy, its CEO told Semafor, escalating a commercial cash-flow dispute into bilateral negotiations. —

Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 9 Mar. 2026 Asia’s governments will have to stretch their budgets or risk unleashing an inflation shock as the deepening conflict in the Middle East pushes oil prices past $100 a barrel. —

Claire Jiao, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026 Millions have been spent by the railroad and local, state and federal governments to improve the safety environment along the Florida East Coast Railway corridor. —

David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026 That led to a mounting stockpile of rotting cocoa beans in warehouses, while farmers who already sold their stocks to governments have not been paid for months. —

ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026 Before her current position, Juma served in several senior roles in her East Africa nation’s governments, including positions in the ministries of energy, defense, foreign affairs and interior. —

Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026 Saturday’s meeting drew comparisons to the Summit of the Americas, a key meeting for regional leaders, where a frequent issue of controversy was whether to include the left-leaning governments of Cuba and Venezuela. —

Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2026 Indonesia joins a growing roster of governments moving to restrict minors’ online access. —

Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026 With many travelers stranded because of the airspace closures, multiple governments are reportedly discussing options to get them home, including repatriation flights. —

Karla Cripps, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026

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Removing or sanitizing exhibits that depict the realities of our past sets a dangerous precedent by signaling that history can simply be erased or altered when those in power do not like the truth presented—opening the door for future administrations to do the same.

— Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 6 Mar. 2026
The criticism echoes decades of tension between administrations and journalists over depicting war’s human cost, from Vietnam to recent Afghan conflict coverage.

— David Bauder, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026