government
The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area,…The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
» The government makes us pay tax.
Правительство заставляет нас платить налог.
Уряд примушує нас платити податки.
Meaning
8 senses(countable, uncountable)The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
British government has historically centred exclusively on London.
Regierung
прави́тельствоpravítelʹstvo
у́рядúrjad, вла́даvláda
(countable, uncountable)The relationship between a word and its dependents.
Rektion
управле́ниеupravlénije
керува́нняkeruvánnja
(countable, uncountable)The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.
Near-synonyms: state, administration
If the citizens must follow the law, then the government must follow the constitution.
Regierung
госуда́рствоgosudárstvo
держа́ваderžáva
(uncountable)The management or control of a system.
(countable, uncountable)The tenure of a head of government; the ministry or administration led by a specified individual.
The Sunak government announced plans to stem the flow of migrants coming into Great Britain.
(countable, uncountable)In a parliamentary system, the political party or coalition in power; its condition of being in power.
(countable, uncountable)The team tasked with presenting and speaking in favour of a resolution, as opposed to the opposition.
(countable, uncountable)A guberniya.
- the act of governing; exercising authority
- (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed
- the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
- the study of government of states and other political units
Examples
1542 sentencesThe government makes us pay tax.
Уряд примушує нас платити податки.
ruПравительство заставляет нас платить налог.
They have elected a new government.
Вони вибрали новий уряд.
ruОни избрали новое правительство.
The students demonstrated against the new government.
Студенти влаштували демонстрацію проти нового уряду.
ruСтуденты вышли на демонстрацию против нового правительства.
deDie Studenten demonstrierten gegen die neue Regierung.
The government should invest more money in agriculture.
Уряд повинен вкладати більше грошей у сільське господарство.
ruПравительство должно вкладывать больше денег в сельское хозяйство.
deDie Regierung sollte mehr Geld in Landwirtschaft investieren.
This is a government project.
Це урядовий проєкт.
ruЭто государственный проект.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English governement, from Old French governement (modern French gouvernement),From Middle English governement, from Old French governement (modern French gouvernement), from governer (see govern) + -ment. Morphologically govern + -ment. Displaced native Old English gerec, leodweard, ræden, rǣding and ealdordōm.
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Forms
plural: governmentsSynonyms
14 synonyms- the act of governing; exercising authority:governinggovernancegovernment activityadministration
- the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit:authoritiesregime
- the study of government of states and other political units:politicspolitical science
Antonyms
7 antonymsWord family
56 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable