government
English Thesaurus
1. the act of governing; exercising authority (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | social control, |
| definition | : | control exerted (actively or passively) by group action (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | trust busting, |
| definition | : | (law) government activities seeking to dissolve corporate trusts and monopolies (especially under the United States antitrust laws) (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | land reform, |
| definition | : | a redistribution of agricultural land (especially by government action) (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | squandermania, |
| definition | : | prodigious squandering (usually by a government) (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | price-fixing, |
| definition | : | control (by agreement among producers or by government) of the price of a commodity in interstate commerce (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | devolution, devolvement, |
| definition | : | the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government) (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | destabilisation, destabilization, |
| definition | : | the action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy) (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | protest march, |
| definition | : | occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | government, |
| definition | : | (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | paternalism, |
| definition | : | the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | manifesto, pronunciamento, |
| definition | : | a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government) (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | authorities, government, regime, |
| definition | : | the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit (noun.group) |
| domain member category | : | event planner, |
| definition | : | someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials) (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | bounty, premium, |
| definition | : | payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military (noun.possession) |
| domain member category | : | zero coupon bond, zero-coupon bond, |
| definition | : | a bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond; the commonest form of zero-coupon security (noun.possession) |
| domain member category | : | office, power, |
| definition | : | (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power (noun.state) |
| domain member category | : | anarchy, lawlessness, |
| definition | : | a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government) (noun.state) |
| domain member category | : | allegiant, |
| definition | : | steadfast in devotion (especially to your lawful monarch or government) (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | federal, |
| definition | : | characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | unitary, |
| definition | : | characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is held by one central authority (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | minimalist, |
| definition | : | advocating minimal reforms (as in government or politics) (adj.all) |
2. (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | system, system of rules, |
| definition | : | a complex of methods or rules governing behavior (noun.cognition) |
3. the study of government of states and other political units (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | social science, |
| definition | : | the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | geopolitics, |
| definition | : | the study of the effects of economic geography on the powers of the state (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | bolt, |
| definition | : | a sudden abandonment (as from a political party) (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | politics, |
| definition | : | the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | mandate, |
| definition | : | the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | patronage, |
| definition | : | (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | demonstration, manifestation, |
| definition | : | a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature) (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | cabal, conspiracy, |
| definition | : | a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot) (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | catechism, |
| definition | : | a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | combination, |
| definition | : | an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes) (noun.group) |
| domain member category | : | soviets, |
| definition | : | the government of the Soviet Union (noun.group) |
| domain member category | : | civilisation, civilization, |
| definition | : | a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations) (noun.group) |
| domain member category | : | side, |
| definition | : | one of two or more contesting groups (noun.group) |
| domain member category | : | assassin, assassinator, bravo, |
| definition | : | a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | muckraker, mudslinger, |
| definition | : | one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage) (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | regular, |
| definition | : | a dependable follower (especially in party politics) (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | coattails effect, |
| definition | : | (politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party (noun.phenomenon) |
| domain member category | : | war chest, |
| definition | : | a fund accumulated to finance a war (or a political campaign) (noun.possession) |
| domain member category | : | sturm und drang, turbulence, upheaval, |
| definition | : | a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally) (noun.state) |
| domain member category | : | minimalist, |
| definition | : | advocating minimal reforms (as in government or politics) (adj.all) |
4. the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | polity, |
| definition | : | a politically organized unit (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | bureaucracy, |
| definition | : | a government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | ancien regime, |
| definition | : | a political and social system that no longer governs (especially the system that existed in France before the French Revolution) (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | court, royal court, |
| definition | : | the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | downing street, |
| definition | : | the British government (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | empire, |
| definition | : | a group of countries under a single authority (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | federal government, |
| definition | : | a government with strong central powers (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | government-in-exile, |
| definition | : | a temporary government moved to or formed in a foreign land by exiles who hope to rule when their country is liberated (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | local government, |
| definition | : | the government of a local area (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | palace, |
| definition | : | the governing group of a kingdom (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | papacy, pontificate, |
| definition | : | the government of the Roman Catholic Church (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | pupet regime, puppet government, puppet state, |
| definition | : | a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | state, |
| definition | : | the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | state government, |
| definition | : | the government of a state in the United States (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | totalitarian state, totalitation regime, |
| definition | : | a government that subordinates the individual to the state and strictly controls all aspects of life by coercive measures (noun.group) |
| member holonym | : | executive, |
| definition | : | persons who administer the law (noun.group) |
| member holonym | : | bench, judiciary, |
| definition | : | persons who administer justice (noun.group) |
| member holonym | : | division, |
| definition | : | an administrative unit in government or business (noun.group) |
5. the act of governing; exercising authority (noun.act)
| derivation | : | govern, |
| definition | : | direct or strongly influence the behavior of (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | govern, rule, |
| definition | : | exercise authority over; as of nations (verb.social) |
6. (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed (noun.cognition)
7. the study of government of states and other political units (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | political scientist, |
| definition | : | a social scientist specializing in the study of government (noun.person) |
8. the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit (noun.group)
| derivation | : | govern, rule, |
| definition | : | exercise authority over; as of nations (verb.social) |
9. the act of governing; exercising authority (noun.act)
| derivation | : | govern, |
| definition | : | direct or strongly influence the behavior of (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | govern, rule, |
| definition | : | exercise authority over; as of nations (verb.social) |
10. (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed (noun.cognition)
11. the study of government of states and other political units (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | political scientist, |
| definition | : | a social scientist specializing in the study of government (noun.person) |
12. the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit (noun.group)
| derivation | : | govern, rule, |
| definition | : | exercise authority over; as of nations (verb.social) |
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