government

  1. Noun.  The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
  2. Noun.  A group of people who hold a monopoly on the legitimate use of force in a given territory.
  3. Noun.  The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.
  4. Noun.  (uncountable) The management or control of a system.
  5. Noun.  The tenure of a chief of state.

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