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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Leah, 25, works as a consultant to government agencies and companies at the intersection of national security and climate change.

From The Wall Street Journal

And that's one of the key issues that Mr Browne wants the government to address.

From BBC

But organisations representing officers had warned jails faced losing thousands of staff, after the government increased the minimum salary requirement for a skilled worker visa.

From BBC

“We are very encouraged by this contract decision,” Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Andres Sheppard wrote in a Friday note, adding that the move was expected to be delayed to early 2026 because of the government shutdown.

From MarketWatch

Under my government, social cohesion was integrated into our national-security framework through the Home Affairs portfolio.

From The Wall Street Journal

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