Definitions

government

[guhv-ern-muhnt, ‑er-muhnt] / ˈgʌv ərn mənt, ‑ər mənt /

NOUN

management, administration

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authority law ministry politics power regime rule state union

STRONG

Washington bureaucracy command control direction domination dominion empire execution executive governance guidance influence jurisdiction patronage polity predominance presidency regency regimentation regulation restraint sovereignty statecraft superintendence superiority supervision supremacy sway

WEAK

Uncle Sam political practice powers that be the feds

Antonyms

STRONG

inferiority opposition powerlessness submission subservience weakness

WEAK

anarchy chaos coup insurrection lawlessness mutiny revolt revolution

Example Sentences

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Lee next highlighted inflation as a theme of the hearing, with Warsh claiming that inflation arises from government spending.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

“Because the Constitution gives the federal government exclusive authority over foreign affairs and the conduct of wars, federal law preempts all state law that substantially interferes with the Government’s exercise of those powers,” Alito wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The college insisted the next Welsh government must put surgical hubs at the centre of its approach to reducing the waiting list backlog.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Anthropic is in talks to give government agencies early access to Mythos, The Wall Street Journal reported.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

All of them, without exception, either ran their public corporations into bankruptcy or were saved from bankruptcy by the United States government.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Vocabulary lists containing government

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"The Constitution"

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