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政府 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • government noun The group of people with the authority to run a country, state or other area, who make and enforce its laws and policies.

Senses

政府 is used for these senses in English:

  • government The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
  • guberniya (historical) A major administrative subdivision of the Russian Empire; a governorate or province.

government — full definition

  1. noun The group of people with the authority to run a country, state or other area, who make and enforce its laws and policies.
  2. noun The system or method by which a place is governed.
  3. noun The act of controlling and directing a country or organisation.