Definitions

government

[guhv-ern-muhnt, ‑er-muhnt] / ˈgʌv ərn mənt, ‑ər mənt /

NOUN

management, administration

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authority law ministry politics power regime rule state union

STRONG

Washington bureaucracy command control direction domination dominion empire execution executive governance guidance influence jurisdiction patronage polity predominance presidency regency regimentation regulation restraint sovereignty statecraft superintendence superiority supervision supremacy sway

WEAK

Uncle Sam political practice powers that be the feds

Antonyms

STRONG

inferiority opposition powerlessness submission subservience weakness

WEAK

anarchy chaos coup insurrection lawlessness mutiny revolt revolution

Example Sentences

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In Kern County: Mistaken for a government agent by foreign spies, Roger Thornhill, played by Cary Grant, is chased across a barren field in Indiana by a crop duster in “North by Northwest.”

From The Wall Street Journal

This includes elections in 30 English councils that will now go ahead, after the government abandoned previously-announced plans to delay them.

From BBC

"Since then my predecessor, other politicians and the Council of Ministers, officers all around government and beyond have been working on preparing a budget to keep public services going," he said.

From BBC

Ethiopia’s government promoted manufacturing with some successes in cement and floriculture, but its leading state enterprise asked North Korea for help to build 10 sugar mills as part of a vast sugar-development project.

From The Wall Street Journal

For India’s government, Adalat AI is a demonstration of the country’s AI strategy in action.

From The Wall Street Journal

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