Definition of government

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Government (n.) The right or power of governing; authority.

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Publicist :: Publicist (n.) A writer on the laws of nature and nations; one who is versed in the science of public right, the principles of government, etc..
Supreme :: Supreme (a.) Highest in authority; holding the highest place in authority, government, or power..
Pennant :: Pennant (n.) A small flag; a pennon. The narrow, / long, pennant (called also whip or coach whip) is a long, narrow piece of bunting, carried at the masthead of a government vessel in commission. The board pennant is an oblong, nearly square flag, carried at the masthead of a commodore's vessel..
Disloyal :: Disloyal (a.) Not loyal; not true to a sovereign or lawful superior, or to the government under which one lives; false where allegiance is due; faithless; as, a subject disloyal to the king; a husband disloyal to his wife..
Statesman :: Statesman (n.) One occupied with the affairs of government, and influental in shaping its policy..
Interregnum :: Interregnum (n.) Any period during which, for any cause, the executive branch of a government is suspended or interrupted..
Subjectist :: Subjection (a.) The state of being subject, or under the power, control, and government of another; a state of obedience or submissiveness; as, the safety of life, liberty, and property depends on our subjection to the laws..
Anarchy :: Anarchy (n.) Absence of government; the state of society where there is no law or supreme power; a state of lawlessness; political confusion.
Kakistocracy :: Kakistocracy (n.) Government by the worst men.
Muzarab :: Muzarab (n.) One of a denomination of Christians formerly living under the government of the Moors in Spain, and having a liturgy and ritual of their own..
Bureaucracy :: Bureaucracy (n.) Government officials, collectively..
Overset :: Overset (v. t.) To cause to fall, or to tail; to subvert; to overthrow; as, to overset a government or a plot..
Commune :: Commune (n.) Absolute municipal self-government.
Satrapy :: Satrapy (n.) The government or jurisdiction of a satrap; a principality.
Constitution :: Constitution (n.) The fundamental, organic law or principles of government of men, embodied in written documents, or implied in the institutions and usages of the country or society; also, a written instrument embodying such organic law, and laying down fundamental rules and principles for the conduct of affairs..
Minister :: Minister (n.) A representative of a government, sent to the court, or seat of government, of a foreign nation to transact diplomatic business..
Republicanism :: Republicanism (n.) A republican form or system of government; the principles or theory of republican government.
Communalism :: Communalism (n.) A French theory of government which holds that commune should be a kind of independent state, and the national government a confederation of such states, having only limited powers. It is advocated by advanced French republicans; but it should not be confounded with communism..
Ecclesiastical :: Ecclesiastical (a.) Of or pertaining to the church; relating to the organization or government of the church; not secular; as, ecclesiastical affairs or history; ecclesiastical courts..
Vehmic :: Vehmic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, certain secret tribunals which flourished in Germany from the end of the 12th century to the middle of the 16th, usurping many of the functions of the government which were too weak to maintain law and order, and inspiring dread in all who came within their jurisdiction..
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