government (noun)
121Case government — Government is a linguistic term for a kind of influence that one grammatical element exerts on another, and the canonical example of government is case government, when a verb or preposition is said to govern the grammatical case on its noun… …
122military government — noun government by the military and an army • Syn: ↑stratocracy • Hypernyms: ↑government, ↑authorities, ↑regime * * * noun : the government established by a military commander in conquered territory to administer the military law declared by …
123student government — noun : the organization and management of student life, activities, or discipline by various student organizations (as the student council) in a school or college * * * student government, the participation of students in the government of a… …
124federal government — noun a government with strong central powers (Freq. 11) • Hypernyms: ↑government, ↑authorities, ↑regime • Hyponyms: ↑United States government, ↑United States, ↑U.S. government, ↑ …
125puppet government — noun a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed • Syn: ↑puppet state, ↑pupet regime • Hypernyms: ↑government, ↑authorities, ↑regime * * * noun …
126parliamentary government — noun : a system of government characterized by an interdependence of the executive and the legislature and usually having under a titular chief of state the real executive power vested in a cabinet composed of members of the legislature who are… …
127presidential government — noun : a system of government in which the position and powers of both chief of state and chief political executive are concentrated in a president who is chosen independently of the legislature for a fixed term and who in position, duties, and… …
128cabinet government — noun : a government in which the real executive power rests with a cabinet of ministers who are individually and collectively responsible to the legislature * * * cabinet government or Cabinet government, 1. control of the government of a country …
