hallitus — meaning in English

English meaning

• board verb To get onto a ship, plane, train, or other vehicle to travel.
• bureaucracy noun A system of government or organization run through many layered offices and officials following fixed rules.
• cabinet noun A piece of furniture with doors or drawers used for storage or display.
• 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.
• principality noun A country or territory ruled by a prince or princess.

Senses

hallitus is used for these senses in English:

• board A committee that manages the business of an organization, e.g., a board of directors.
• board of directors A group of people elected by stockholders to establish corporate policies and make management decisions.
• bureaucracy The body of officers and administrators, especially of a government.
• cabinet (politics, often, capitalized) In parliamentary and some other systems of government, the group of ministers responsible for creating government policy and for overseeing the departments comprising the executive branch.
• government The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
• government The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.
• government The tenure of a head of government; the ministry or administration led by a specified individual.
• principality (theology, countable) A spiritual being, specifically in Christian angelology, the third lowest level of angels, ranked above archangels and below powers. [from 16th c.]

board — full definition

1. verb To get onto a ship, plane, train, or other vehicle to travel.
2. verb To provide or receive regular meals and a place to sleep, usually for payment.
3. noun A flat, thin piece of wood or similar rigid material.
4. noun A group of people who officially manage or advise a company or organization.

bureaucracy — full definition

1. noun A system of government or organization run through many layered offices and officials following fixed rules.
2. noun Excessive rigid procedure and red tape in any organization.

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