government
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
the government reduced taxes
Types & categories
- polity hypernym
- authoritarian state hyponym
- bureaucracy hyponym
- ancien regime hyponym
- royal court hyponym
- Downing Street hyponym
- empire hyponym
- federal government hyponym
- government-in-exile hyponym
- local government hyponym
- military government hyponym
- palace hyponym
- papacy hyponym
- puppet government hyponym
- state hyponym
- state government hyponym
- totalitarian state hyponym
Parts & wholes
- government department member meronym
- legislature member meronym
- executive member meronym
- judiciary member meronym
- division member meronym
- government officials member meronym
- organisation part meronym
- judicatory part meronym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
the act of governing; exercising authority
regulations for the governing of state prisons
Types & categories
- social control hypernym
- misgovernment hyponym
- legislating hyponym
- trust busting hyponym
Related & opposite
- govern derivation
- rule derivation
- land reform has domain topic
- squandermania has domain topic
- price-fixing has domain topic
- devolvement has domain topic
- destabilisation has domain topic
- protest march has domain topic
- government has domain topic
- political science has domain topic
- paternalism has domain topic
- manifesto has domain topic
- government has domain topic
- event planner has domain topic
- bounty has domain topic
- zero coupon bond has domain topic
- office has domain topic
- lawlessness has domain topic
- reformist has domain topic
- allegiant has domain topic
- federal has domain topic
- unitary has domain topic
- minimalist has domain topic
Sense 3 noun
(government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed
tyrannical government
Types & categories
- system of rules hypernym
Related & opposite
- regularize derivation
- governing domain topic
Sense 4 noun
the study of government of states and other political units
Types & categories
- social science hypernym
- geopolitics hyponym
- realpolitik hyponym
Related & opposite
- political scientist derivation
- governing domain topic
- bolt has domain topic
- politics has domain topic
- mandate has domain topic
- patronage has domain topic
- demonstration has domain topic
- conspiracy has domain topic
- catechism has domain topic
- nominating speech has domain topic
- combination has domain topic
- Soviets has domain topic
- civilization has domain topic
- side has domain topic
- bravo has domain topic
- muckraker has domain topic
- independent has domain topic
- regular has domain topic
- coattails effect has domain topic
- war chest has domain topic
- upheaval has domain topic
- minimalist has domain topic
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rule |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | governing |
| 1 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | government department |
| 1 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | legislature |
| 1 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | executive |
| 1 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | judiciary |
| 1 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | division |
| 1 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | government officials |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | organisation |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | judicatory |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | polity |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | authoritarian state |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bureaucracy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ancien regime |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | royal court |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Downing Street |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | empire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | federal government |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | government-in-exile |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | local government |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | military government |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | palace |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | papacy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | puppet government |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | state |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | state government |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | totalitarian state |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | govern |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | rule |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | land reform |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | squandermania |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | price-fixing |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | devolvement |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | destabilisation |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | protest march |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | government |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | political science |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | paternalism |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | manifesto |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | government |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | event planner |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | bounty |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | zero coupon bond |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | office |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | lawlessness |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | reformist |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | allegiant |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | federal |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | unitary |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | minimalist |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | social control |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | misgovernment |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | legislating |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | trust busting |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | regularize |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | governing |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | system of rules |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | political scientist |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | governing |
| 4 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | bolt |
| 4 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | politics |
| 4 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | mandate |
| 4 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | patronage |
| 4 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | demonstration |
| 4 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | conspiracy |
| 4 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | catechism |
| 4 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | nominating speech |
| 4 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | combination |
| 4 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | Soviets |
| 4 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | civilization |
| 4 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | side |
| 4 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | bravo |
| 4 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | muckraker |
| 4 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | independent |
| 4 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | regular |
| 4 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | coattails effect |
| 4 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | war chest |
| 4 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | upheaval |
| 4 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | minimalist |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | social science |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | geopolitics |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | realpolitik |