government (noun)
1government — noun 1 people in control of a country ADJECTIVE ▪ central, federal, local, national, provincial, regional, state ▪ Conservative, Democratic …
2government — gov‧ern‧ment [ˈgʌvmənt, ˈgʌvnmənt ǁ ˈgʌvərn ] also Government noun [countable] the group of people responsible for running a country or state and making decisions about taxes, laws, public services etc: • The Government is planning further cuts …
3government — ► NOUN 1) (treated as sing. or pl. ) the governing body of a state. 2) the system by which a state or community is governed. 3) the action or manner of governing a state, organization, or people. DERIVATIVES governmental adjective …
4government — gov·ern·ment / gə vər mənt, vərn / n 1: the act or process of governing; specif: authoritative direction or control 2: the office, authority, or function of governing 3: the continuous exercise of authority over and the performance of functions… …
5government-in-exile — noun a temporary government moved to or formed in a foreign land by exiles who hope to rule when their country is liberated • Hypernyms: ↑government, ↑authorities, ↑regime * * * | ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun (plural governments in exile) : a …
6government — noun 1 also Government (C) the group of people who govern a country or state: The new military government does not have popular support. (also + plural verb): The Government are planning further cuts in public spending. | government… …
7government paper — noun : evidences of debt (as bonds or notes) issued by a government borrowings on government paper were as large as on commercial bills and notes H.G.Moulton * * * government paper noun Savings bonds and other such certificates issued by the… …
8government borrowing — ➔ borrowing * * * government borrowing UK US noun [C or U] GOVERNMENT, ECONOMICS ► money that the government borrows to spend on public services: »The government wants to pay for the tax cuts, new defence spending, and reforms of the health… …
9government expenditure — ➔ expenditure * * * government expenditure UK US noun [U] (also public expenditure) GOVERNMENT, ECONOMICS ► the amount a government spends in a particular period: »Government expenditures helped to preserve large areas of natural land. »massive… …
10government watchdog — UK US noun [C] GOVERNMENT ► UK a government organization that makes certain that companies in a particular industry are obeying the law: »The energy company is likely to be prosecuted after an investigation being carried out by the government… …
