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. Raman Randhawa:

   We have already made it clear that we want all three agriculture bills to be repealed, we will not step back before the laws are scrapped totally by the government.

2. Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove:

   We've been buying invasive ventilators from partners abroad, including Germany and Switzerland, and today 300 new ventilators arrived from China, I'd like to thank the Chinese government.

3. Cephas Forichi:

   That measure can end up increasing imports by mining companies, which might then counter the (government's) move of trying to increase the value of the franc.

4. Andrew McCabe:

   Andrew McCabe's clearly targeting the person who's filed this complaint that affects Andrew McCabe seriously and is kind of laying the marker down that Andrew McCabe wants this person's identity and Andrew McCabe wants to be able to follow-up on this. So absolutely a total contravention of all the protections for whistleblowers, so you have to ask, was this some sort of a message to all of those folks and indeed a message to all people serving in the government that if they step forward with complaints, they can expect the President to come after them ?

5. Jaroslaw Gowin:

   If Kukiz decides otherwise, then we'd have to bet on a scenario of a minority government.