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

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The publicly-owned Ferguson shipyard is to be directly awarded contracts to build four new vessels under plans announced by the Scottish government.

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Some areas are turning the corner, but some analysts fear the government's assumptions about improvements may be ambitious.

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Former Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has urged the government to go further on regulating managing agents as part of its reforms of the leasehold system in England and Wales.

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The United States government have tightened visa rules, implementing an outright ban on some nationalities entering the country.

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The UK government is considering whether to send a Royal Navy warship to the Mediterranean to increase security around RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus.

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