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[ US /ˈɡəvɝmənt, ˈɡəvɝnmənt/ ]
[ UK /ɡˈʌvənmənt/ ]
NOUN
  1. the study of government of states and other political units
  2. the act of governing; exercising authority
    he had considerable experience of government
    regulations for the governing of state prisons
  3. the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
    the matter was referred to higher authorities
    the government reduced taxes
  4. (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed
    tyrannical government

How To Use government In A Sentence

  • In 2005, the Mugabe government launched what it called a slum clearance scheme, that bulldozed major shantytowns, brutally displacing hundreds of thousands of people. CNN Transcript Mar 24, 2007
  • But in a world where grooming students for a career and making the arts responsive to business are key government priorities, a little artistic vision goes a long way.
  • Canadians were unhappy with so-called intrusive questions, the aggravation of filling it out and even a few were convinced the census was part of a government plot, according to Thestar.com - Home Page
  • Chile's top constitutional court blocked a government bid to promote the free distribution of the morning-after pill to minors aged 14 and over, dealing a new setback to President Michelle Bachelet.
  • The term "strategic" came up again earlier this year, when Ontario's provincial government set up a committee to debate a proposed merger between London Stock Exchange Group PLC and TMX Group Inc., operator of Canada's flagship Toronto Stock Exchange. Canada Turns Wary Eye to Foreign Bids
  • So there is mounting concern at the top of government about how close to meltdown the prison system is. The Sun
  • They therefore blame not the buddy system but political patronage for government inefficiency.
  • Because large sum of metal money is heaved and inconvenient to handle, government issue paper money.
  • Just because the American people are disgusted with higher taxes, bigger government, left wing liberal give away policies and pacifist foreign policy attitudes, this idiot thinks the Tea Party activist is in someway trying to bring the country down. Clinton warns against violent anti-government attitude
  • Critics argue it was only Lottery money and government cash that prevented the Games from being a financial disaster.
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