government (noun)
81government — /ˈgʌvənmənt / (say guvuhnmuhnt) noun 1. the authoritative direction and restraint exercised over the actions of people in communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, etc.; political rule and administration: government …
82government*/*/*/ — [ˈgʌv(ə)nmənt] noun 1) [C/U] the people who control a country or area and make decisions about its laws and taxes The government has announced plans to raise the minimum wage next year.[/ex] a democratically elected government[/ex] government… …
83government — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. regime, administration; control, rule, regulation; state, economy; kingship, regency, etc. See authority. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The process of governing] Syn. rule, control, command, regulation,… …
84government securities — / gʌv(ə)nmənt sɪ kjυərɪtiz/ plural noun same as government bonds government sponsored / gʌv(ə)nmənt ˌspɒnsəd/ adjective encouraged by the government and backed by government money ● He is working in a government sponsored scheme to help small… …
85government health warning — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms government health warning : singular government health warning plural government health warnings 1) a message that must appear on advertisements for cigarettes and packets of cigarettes in Britain, that warns… …
86government contractor — /ˌgʌv(ə)nmənt kən træktə/ noun a company which supplies the government with goods by contract government controlled /ˌgʌv(ə)nmənt kən trəυld/ adjective under the direct control of the government ● Advertisements cannot be placed in the government …
87government — gov•ern•ment [[t]ˈgʌv ərn mənt, ər mənt[/t]] n. 1) gov the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a community, etc 2)… …
88government man — /ˈgʌvənmənt mæn/ (say guvuhnmuhnt man) noun Obsolete (euphemistic) a convict: *Whatever it was that had happened to him in the old times when he was a Government man he didn t talk about. –rolf boldrewood, 1889. Also, Government man …
89government bonds — / gʌv(ə)nmənt bɒndz/ plural noun bonds or other securities issued by the government on a regular basis as a method of borrowing money for government expenditure …
90government support — /ˌgʌv(ə)nmənt sə pɔ:t/ noun a financial help given by the government ● The aircraft industry relies on government support …
