government

  • 21Government —    Before 1830. The earliest city charter the keure or electio dates from 1229. It was essentially a penal code. Early government consisted of two institutions a college of aldermen (échevins, schepenen), recorded as early as 1154, and a college… …

    Historical Dictionary of Brussels

  • 22Government —    The Second Austrian Republic is governed as a federally organized democratic republic that observes a separation of powers among legislative, executive, and juridical institutions. Both citizens and members of their government are answerable… …

    Historical dictionary of Austria

  • 23government — noun / gʌv(ə)nmənt/ an organisation which administers a country ■ adjective coming from the government, referring to the government ● a government ban on the import of arms ● Government intervention or Intervention by the government helped to… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 24government — n. 1 the act or manner of governing. 2 the system by which a State or community is governed. 3 a a body of persons governing a State. b (usu. Government) a particular ministry in office. 4 the State as an agent. 5 Gram. the relation between a… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 25government*/*/*/ — [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… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 26government — 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,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 27government — [[t]gʌ̱və(r)nmənt[/t]] ♦ governments 1) N COUNT COLL The government of a country is the group of people who are responsible for governing it. The Government has insisted that confidence is needed before the economy can improve. ...democratic… …

    English dictionary

  • 28government —    A general term that with a capital G refers narrowly to the group of individuals who in a democracy are elected to control the operation of the state at any time (for example, the present Labour Government) or with a small g refers more widely …

    Glossary of UK Government and Politics

  • 29government —   Aupuni.    ♦ Government business, hana o ke aupuni.    ♦ Government building, hale aupuni.    ♦ Colonial government, aupuni koloniala.    ♦ Federal government, aupuni pekelala …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 30government —    For the most part, government in the city states, nations, and empires of ancient Mesopotamia was defined and shaped by the political power of selected individuals and groups. And much of that political power was based on landownership. Those… …

    Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary