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government

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"State authority"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /ˈɡʌv.ɚ(n).mənt/Part of speech nounSorted eegmnnortvStarts with GEnds with T1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Group that runs a country

Word origin

From Middle English governement, from Old French governement (modern French gouvernement), from governer (see govern) + -ment. Morphologically govern + -ment. Displaced native Old English gerec, leodweard, ræden, rǣding and ealdordōm.

Used in a sentence

  • British government has historically centred exclusively on London.
  • […]and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
  • Near-synonyms: state, administration

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

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