1. (

• government ,
• authorities ,
• regime

) the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities" ;

2. (

• government ,
• governing ,
• governance ,
• government_activity ,
• administration ,

) the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government" ;

3. (

• government

) (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed; "tyrannical government" ;

4. (

• politics ,
• political_science ,
• government ,

) the study of government of states and other political units ;