English

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Etymology
From Latinised Greek gubernatio "management, government", from AGr. κ�βε�νι�μ��, κ�βέ�νη�ι� (kybernismos, kybernesis) "steering, pilotage, guiding", from κ�βε�νά� (kybernao) "to steer, to drive, to guide, to act as a pilot" + -ment.

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/�g�v�nm�nt/, SAMPA|/"gVv@nm@nt/
(General American|US) IPA|/�ɡ�v�nm�nt/, SAMPA|/"gVv@`nm@nt/
audio|en-us-government.ogg|Audio (US)
Hyphenation: gov·ern·ment

Noun
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1. the body with the power to make and/or enforce laws for a country, land area, people, or organization.
2. a group of people who hold a monopoly on the legitimate use of force in a given territory.
3. the state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.
4. the management or control of a system.
5. the tenure of a chief of state.

Related terms
govern
governance
governor
government man
government stroke
governmental

Usage notes
In the United States, "government" most often refers to the permanent body of the bureaucracy, courts, etc., what might be called the state in Britain. The British sense of "the government" is the prime minister and his cabinet ministers, what Americans would call an administration. In Canada government is used in both senses and neither state nor administration are used.

Slovene: t-|sl|vlada|f
Spanish: t-|es|gobierno|m
Swedish: t+|sv|regering
Telugu: ప�రభ�త�వ� (prabhutvaM)
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ttbc|Basque: gobernu
ttbc|Bengali: সর��ার (shawrkAr)
ttbc|Cebuano: kagamhanan
ttbc|Esperanto: registaro
ttbc|Estonian: valitsus
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ttbc|Frisian: regear
ttbc|Hawaiian: aupuni
ttbc|Ilongo: gobierno
ttbc|Maori: k�wanatanga
ttbc|Persian: FAchar|ع�� اخت�ار

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