government

  • 31Government —    Before the establishment of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the term government was used for the governors or re gents (and their councils) and for (sovereign) city governments as well. During the period of the Republic, the provincial States… …

    Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands

  • 32government — noun 1) the government announced further cuts Syn: administration, executive, regime, authority, powers that be, directorate, council, leadership; cabinet, ministry; informal feds; (the government) Washington 2) her job was the government of the… …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 33government — In the Bible God is regarded as the supreme governor of the world and those who execute authority on earth are said to hold it in trust from him (Ps. 72:1–4; Rom. 13:1–2; John 19:11) to ensure that justice is done (1 Kgs. 10:9). It may be… …

    Dictionary of the Bible

  • 34government — 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)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 35government — Management; administration; control; power or authority to check or restrain. See St. Louis v Howard, 119 Mo 41, 24 SW 770. The ligament that holds the political society together; the public political authority which guides and directs the body… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 36government — noun Usage: often attributive Date: 14th century 1. the act or process of governing; specifically authoritative direction or control 2. obsolete moral conduct or behavior ; discretion 3. a. the office, authority, or function of governing b …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 37Government —    See Basic Law: the government; …

    Historical Dictionary of Israel

  • 38government — Synonyms and related words: Geopolitik, John Bull, Kreis, Uncle Sam, Washington, Whitehall, administration, archbishopric, archdiocese, arrondissement, auspices, authority, bailiwick, bishopric, borough, canton, care, charge, city, civics, claws …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 39government — vyriausybė statusas T sritis Politika apibrėžtis Aukščiausiųjų valstybės valdymo institucijų visuma. Plačiąja prasme – įteisinta ir suinstitucinta galia, kuria remiantis priimami visuomenei privalomi sprendimai ir užtikrinama nustatyta tvarka.… …

    Politikos mokslų enciklopedinis žodynas

  • 40Government procurement in the United States — is based on many of the same principles as commercial contracting, but is subject to special laws and regulation as described below. Persons entering into commercial contracts are pretty much free to do anything that they can agree on. Each… …

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