government

noun (SYSTEM)

/ˈɡʌv.ən.mənt/ /-əm-/

/-ɚn-/

Definition

B2 [U] the system used for controlling a country, city, or group of people: The 1990s saw a shift to democratic government in Eastern Europe. What this state needs is really strong government.Systems of government B2 [U] the activities involved in controlling a country, city, group of people, etc.: The party that was elected to power has no experience of government.UK The party was in government (= controlled the country) for four years in the 1960s.Ruling and governing Her/His Majesty's Government › the government of the UKGovernment ministers and civil servants

(Definition of government noun (SYSTEM) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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