"government" Definition

Definitions for the word "government" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
The act of governing; the exercise of authority; the administration of laws; control; direction; regulation; as, civil, church, or family government.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
The mode of governing; the system of polity in a state; the established form of law.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
The right or power of governing; authority.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
The person or persons authorized to administer the laws; the ruling power; the administration.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
The body politic governed by one authority; a state; as, the governments of Europe.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
Management of the limbs or body.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. n.
The influence of a word in regard to construction, requiring that another word should be in a particular case.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. n.
1 act or manner of governing. 2 system by which a state is governed. 3 a body of persons governing a state. B (usu. Government) particular ministry in office. 4 the state as an agent. governmental adj.
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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