government (draft)
noun \ ˈgə-vər(n)-mənt \
Definition of government
: the act or process of governing; specifically : authoritative direction or control
obsolete : moral conduct or behavior : discretion
a : the office, authority, or function of governing b obsolete : the term during which a governing official holds office
: the continuous exercise of authority over and the performance of functions for a political unit : rule
a : the organization, machinery, or agency through which a political unit exercises authority and performs functions and which is usually classified according to the distribution of power within it She works for the federal government. b : the complex of political institutions, laws, and customs through which the function of governing is carried out
: the body of persons that constitutes the governing authority of a political unit or organization: such as a : the officials comprising the governing body of a political unit and constituting the organization as an active agency The government was slow to react to the crisis. b capitalized : the executive branch of the U.S. federal government c capitalized : a small group of persons holding simultaneously the principal political executive offices of a nation or other political unit and being responsible for the direction and supervision of public affairs: (1) : such a group in a parliamentary system constituted by the cabinet or by the ministry (2) : administration 4b
: political science studied economics and government