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Noun government has 4 senses

government, authorities, regime - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"
--₁ is a kind of polity
--₁ has parts:

administration, governance, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation; judiciary, judicature, judicatory, judicial system

--₁ has members:

government department; legislature, legislative assembly, general assembly, law-makers; executive; judiciary, bench; division; government officials, officialdom

--₁ has particulars:

ancien regime; court, royal court; Downing Street; empire; federal government; government-in-exile; local government; palace; papacy, pontificate; puppet government, puppet state, pupet regime; state; state government

Derived form: verb govern₃

government - (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed; "tyrannical government"
--₂ is a kind of system, system of rules

Derived form: verb govern₁
government, governing, governance, government activity - the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"
--₃ is a kind of social control
--₃ has particulars:
misgovernment, misrule; legislation, legislating, lawmaking; trust busting

Derived form: verb govern₂
politics, political science, government - the study of government of states and other political units
--₄ is a kind of social science
--₄ has particulars: geopolitics; realpolitik, practical politics