government (noun)

  • 41Government Accounting Office — noun an independent nonpartisan federal agency that acts as the investigative arm of Congress making the executive branch accountable to Congress and the government accountable to citizens of the United States • Syn: ↑GAO, ↑United States… …

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  • 42government agent — noun a representative or official of a government or administrative department of a government • Hypernyms: ↑agent • Hyponyms: ↑G man, ↑FBI agent, ↑government man, ↑revenuer, ↑T man …

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  • 43government bill — noun Usage: sometimes capitalized G : a public or private bill prepared, introduced, and sponsored in the legislature by a member of the government in Great Britain a government bill … is in direct charge of a minister F.A.Ogg & Harold Zink in… …

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  • 44government-general — | ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ noun (plural governments general) Usage: usually capitalized both Gs 1. : a territory over which a governor general has jurisdiction Frenchmen have moved into the Government General in large numbers New York Herald… …

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  • 45government note — noun a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank) he peeled off five one thousand zloty notes • Syn: ↑bill, ↑note, ↑bank bill, ↑banker s bill, ↑bank note, ↑banknote, ↑Federal Reserve note …

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  • 46Government Accountability Office — UK US noun GOVERNMENT ► GAO(Cf. ↑GAO) …

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  • 47government procurement — UK US noun [U] ► GOVERNMENT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT(Cf. ↑public procurement) …

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  • 48government bond — noun a bond that is an IOU of the United States Treasury; considered the safest security in the investment world • Hypernyms: ↑bond, ↑bond certificate • Hyponyms: ↑savings bond, ↑Treasury, ↑Treasury obligations * * * government bond …

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  • 49government income — noun income available to the government • Syn: ↑government revenue • Hypernyms: ↑income • Hyponyms: ↑tax income, ↑taxation, ↑tax revenue, ↑revenue …

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  • 50government officials — noun people elected or appointed to administer a government • Syn: ↑officialdom • Derivationally related forms: ↑official (for: ↑officialdom) • Hypernyms: ↑administration, ↑ …

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