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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Government \Gov"ern*ment\, n. [F. gouvernement See {Govern}.] 1. The act of governing; the exercise of authority; the administration of laws; control; direction; regulation; as civil, church, or family government. 2. The mode of governing; the system of polity in a state; the established form of law. That free government which we have so dearly purchased, free commonwealth. --Milton. 3. The right or power of governing; authority. I here resign my government to thee. --Shak. 4. The person or persons authorized to administer the laws; the ruling power; the administration. When we in England, speak of the government, we generally understand the ministers of the crown for the time being --Mozley & W. 5. The body politic governed by one authority; a state; as the governments of Europe. 6. Management of the limbs or body. --Shak. 7. (Gram.) The influence of a word in regard to construction, requiring that another word should be in a particular case. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: government n 1: the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities" [syn: {authorities}, {regime}] 2: the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed; "tyrannical government" 3: the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the government of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government" [syn: {governing}, {governance}] 4: the study of government of states and other political units [syn: {politics}, {political science}]
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