The organization that is the governing authority of a political unit:
— The government reduced taxes.

synoniemen: authorities, regime.

Roget 737: authority; influence, patronage, power, preponderance, credit, prestige, prerogative, jurisdiction; right etc. (title) 924; direction etc. 693; government etc. 737.1. divine right, dynastic rights, authoritativeness; absoluteness, absolutism; despotism; jus nocendi [Lat.]; jus divinum [Lat.].    mastery, mastership, masterdom^†; dictation, control.    hold, grasp; grip, gripe; reach; iron sway etc. (severity) 739; fangs, clutches, talons; rod of empire etc. (scepter) 747.    [Vicarious authority] commission etc. 755; deputy etc. 759; permission etc. 760.    ... meer laten zien

Roget 692: conduct [actions of an individual agent]; behavior; deportment, comportment; carriage, maintien^†, demeanor, guise, bearing, manner, observance.    dealing, transaction etc. (action) 680; business etc. 625.    tactics, game, game plan, policy, polity; generalship, statesmanship, seamanship; strategy, strategics^†; plan etc. 626.    management; husbandry; housekeeping, housewifery; stewardship; menage; regime; economy, economics; political economy; government etc. (direction) 693.    execution, manipulation, treatment, campaign, career, life, course, walk, race, record.    course of conduct, line of conduct, line of action, line of proceeding; role; process, ways, practice, procedure, modus operandi, MO, method of operating; method &c.; path etc. 627.    ... meer laten zien

Roget 737a: government, legal authority, soveriegn, sovereign authority; authority etc. 737; master etc. 745; direction etc. 693.    [nations] national government, nation, state, country, nation-state, dominion, republic, empire, union, democratic republic; kingdom, principality.    [subdivisions of nations] state government [Lat.], state; shire [Brit.]; province [Can.]; county [Ire.]; canton [Switz.]; territory [Austral.]; duchy, archduchy, archdukedom^†; woiwodshaft; commonwealth; region etc. 181; property etc. 780.    [smaller subdivisions] county, parish city, domain, tract, arrondissement [Fr.], mofussil^†, commune; wappentake, hundred, riding, lathe, garth^†, soke^†, tithing; ward, precinct, bailiwick.    command, empire, sway, rule; dominion, domination; sovereignty, supremacy, suzerainty; lordship, headship^†; chiefdom^†; seigniory, seigniority^†.    rule, sway, command, control, administer; govern etc. (direct) 693; lead, preside over, reign, possess the throne, be seated on the throne, occupy the throne; sway the scepter, wield the scepter; wear the crown.    state, realm, body politic, posse comitatus [Lat.].    [person in the governing authority] judicature etc. 965; cabinet etc. (council) 696; seat of government, seat of authority; headquarters.    [Acquisition of authority] accession; installation etc. 755; politics etc. 737.1. reign, regime, dynasty; directorship, dictatorship; protectorate, protectorship; caliphate, pashalic^†, electorate; presidency, presidentship^†; administration; proconsul, consulship; prefecture; seneschalship; magistrature^†, magistracy.    monarchy; kinghood^†, kingship; royalty, regality; aristarchy^†, aristocracy; oligarchy, democracy, theocracy, demagogy; commonwealth; dominion; heteronomy; republic, republicanism; socialism; collectivism; mob law, mobocracy^†, ochlocracy^†; vox populi, imperium in imperio [Lat.]; bureaucracy; beadledom^†, bumbledom^†; stratocracy; military power, military government, junta; feodality^†, feudal system, feudalism.    thearchy^†, theocracy, dinarchy^†; duarchy^†, triarchy, heterarchy^†; duumvirate; triumvirate; autocracy, autonomy; limited monarchy; constitutional government, constitutional monarchy; home rule; representative government; monocracy^†, pantisocracy^†.    gynarchy^†, gynocracy^†, gynaeocracy^†; petticoat government.    [government functions] legislature, judiciary, administration.    [Government agencies and institutions] office of the president, office of the prime minister, cabinet; senate, house of representatives, parliament; council etc. 696; courts, supreme court; [U.S. national government departments], state, interior, labor, health and human services, defense, education, agriculture, justice, commerce, treasury; Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI; Central Intelligence Agency, CIA; National Institutes of Health, NIH; Postal Service, Post Office; Federal Aviation Administration, FAA.    [national government officials] president, vice president, cabinet member, prime minister, minister; senator, representatative, president pro tem [Lat.], speaker of the house; department head, section head, section chief; federal judge, justice, justice of the supreme court, chief justice; treasurer, secretary of the treasury; director of the FBI.    [state government officials] governor, state cabinet member; state senator, assemblyman, assemblywoman.    ... meer laten zien

Nederlands: regering, overheidsapparaat, staatsapparaat
Pools: góra, władza

The act of governing; exercising authority:
— He had considerable experience of government.

synoniemen: administration, governance, governing, government activity.

Roget 693: direction; management, managery^†; government, gubernation^†, conduct, legislation, regulation, guidance; bossism [U.S.]; legislature; steerage, pilotage; reins, reins of government; helm, rudder, needle, compass; guiding star, load star, lode star, pole star; cynosure.    supervision, superintendence; surveillance, oversight; eye of the master; control, charge; board of control etc. (council) 696; command etc. (authority) 737.    premiership, senatorship; director etc. 694; chair, portfolio.    statesmanship; statecraft, kingcraft^†, queencraft^†.    ministry, ministration; administration; stewardship, proctorship^†; agency.    [person who directs] director etc. 694.    ... meer laten zien

Nederlands: beleid, bestuur, gouvernement, politiek, regering
Pools: włodarzenie, władanie, trzymanie steru (rządów), panowanie, dzierżenie steru (rządów), rządzenie, sprawowanie rządów

government The system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed.

The study of government of states and other political units.

synoniemen: political science, politics.

Nederlands: politieke wetenschappen, politicologie
Pools: politologia, nauki polityczne