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. — odexed
Уряд примушує нас платити податки. — deniko
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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. — deniko
ruПравительство заставляет нас платить налог. — odexed
They have elected a new government.
Вони вибрали новий уряд. — deniko
ruОни избрали новое правительство. — Lenin_1917
The students demonstrated against the new government.
Студенти влаштували демонстрацію проти нового уряду. — Qermit
ruСтуденты вышли на демонстрацию против нового правительства. — sharptoothed
deDie Studenten demonstrierten gegen die neue Regierung. — Sudajaengi
The government should invest more money in agriculture.
Уряд повинен вкладати більше грошей у сільське господарство. — deniko
ruПравительство должно вкладывать больше денег в сельское хозяйство. — Selena777
deDie Regierung sollte mehr Geld in Landwirtschaft investieren. — Trinkschokolade
This is a government project.
Це урядовий проєкт. — older
ruЭто государственный проект. — odexed
Translations
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By meaning 3
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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
13 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