Synonyms for government
ˈgʌv ərn mənt, -ər məntgov·ern·ment

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.8 / 24 votes

1. government

   Synonyms:
   authority, command, control, domination, dominion, empire, law, loyalty, obedience, order, rule, sovereignty, submission, supremacy

   Antonyms:
   anarchy, confusion, disintegration, disorder, insubordination, insurrection, lawlessness, mutiny, rebellion, revolt, revolution, riot, sedition, tumult

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.3 / 4 votes

1. government, authorities, regimenoun

   the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

   "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"

   Synonyms:
   political science, governing, politics, governance, authorities, regimen, regime, administration, government activity

2. government, governing, governance, government activity, administrationnoun

   the act of governing; exercising authority

   "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"

   Synonyms:
   authorities, political science, establishment, judicature, organization, presidency, presidential term, governance, politics, governing body, governing, disposal, government activity, brass, giving medication, administration, regime, organisation

3. governmentnoun

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

   "tyrannical government"

   Synonyms:
   political science, governing, politics, governance, authorities, regime, administration, government activity

4. politics, political science, governmentnoun

   the study of government of states and other political units

   Synonyms:
   political science, governing, politics, governance, authorities, political sympathies, regime, government activity, administration, political relation

Matched Categories

1. • Government
   • Social Science
   • System

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. governmentnoun

   Synonyms:
   rule, management, regulation, conduct

2. governmentnoun

   Synonyms:
   direction, guidance

3. governmentnoun

   Synonyms:
   control, restraint, sway, dominion

4. governmentnoun

   Synonyms:
   polity, commonwealth, state, form of sovereignty, body politic

5. governmentnoun

   Synonyms:
   administration, body of executive officers, ruling power, powers that be

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 3 votes

1. governmentnoun

   Synonyms:
   governance, sway, dominion, command, regency, authority, regulation, administration

   Antonyms:
   anarchy, license, subjection

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "government":

   governmental, governments, administration, gouvernement, public, state, governance, cabinet, govt, gobierno, authorities, government-wide, governing, federal, gov, governement, vlado, governo, administrations

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How to use government in a sentence?

1. Sean Newman:

   Given the airport's strategic importance as the country positions itself as a logistical hub for the region and the support of the government act as mitigants for the high leverage.

2. Academy President Laszlo Lovasz:

   One of the highly problematic aspects is the excessive influence of the government by European standards, there is no precedent for a government to delegate half the members of the governing body of a research network.

3. Mohamad Bazzi:

   When the Syrian war first started, Erdogan's government wanted the downfall of the Assad regime, and without Western military intervention, it thought that these foreign fighters would turn the tide, now that strategy is backfiring as the Islamic State becomes more emboldened.

4. President Tayyip Erdogan:

   What I am against is a permanent minority government. A minority government on the condition that it will take the country to elections is perfectly possible.

5. Henry B. Adams:

   The work of internal government has become the task of controlling the thousands of fifth-rate men