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[Noun] | "gov*ern*ment" | \ ˈgə-vər(n)-mənt \
1: the body of persons that constitutes the governing authority of a political unit or organization: such as
2: the officials comprising the governing body of a political unit and constituting the organization as an active agency
3: the executive branch of the U.S. federal government
Origin: 15th century ;
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[Noun] | "big government"
1: government that is regarded as infringing upon the rights of individual citizens because of its extensive bureaucracy and intrusive regulations and policies
Origin: 1925 ;
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[Noun] | "local government"
1: the government of a specific local area constituting a subdivision of a major political unit (such as a nation or state); also : the body of persons constituting such a government
Origin: 1753 ;
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[Noun] | "parliamentary government"
1: a system of government having the real executive power vested in a cabinet composed of members of the legislature who are individually and collectively responsible to the legislature
Origin: 1844 ;
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[Noun] | "presidential government"
1: a system of government in which the president is constitutionally independent of the legislature
Origin: 1857 ;
(2) - { self-government } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
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[Noun] | "self-gov*ern*ment" | \ ˌself-ˈgə-vər(n)-mənt \
1: self-control, self-command
2: government under the control and direction of the inhabitants of a political unit rather than by an outside authority; broadly : control of one's own affairs
Origin: 1622 ;
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[Noun] | "student government"
1: the organization and management of student life by various student organizations
Origin: 1882 ;
(1) - { countergovernment } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
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[Noun] | "coun*ter*gov*ern*ment" | \ ˌkau̇n-tər-ˈgə-vər(n)-mənt \
1: a group of people that organizes as an unofficial governing authority to oppose or supplant a legitimate or generally recognized government
Origin: 1818 ;
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[Noun] | "ma*chine" | \ mə-ˈshēn \
1: a mechanically, electrically, or electronically operated device for performing a task
2: conveyance, vehicle; especially : automobile
3: a coin-operated device
Origin: circa 1545 ;
Middle French, from Latin machina, from Greek mēchanē (Doric dialect machana), from mēchos means, expedient {mat|may:1|};
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[Adjective] | "an*ti-gov*ern*ment" | \ ˌan-tē-ˈgə-vər(n)-mənt \
1: opposed to or hostile toward governments or a particular government : opposing or resisting governmental policies and power
Origin: 1707 ;
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[Adjective] | "government"
1: as in governmental;
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[Noun] | "government"
1: lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation);
* e.g., " ... government by the people, for the people "
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2: the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something;
* e.g., " ... a board involved in the government of the distribution of benefits to veterans "
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(3) - { self-government } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Noun] | "self-government"
1: government in which the supreme power is held by the people and used by them directly or indirectly through representation;
* e.g., " ... self-government implies faith in the wisdom and essential goodness of the people "
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2: the power to control one's actions, impulses, or emotions;
* e.g., " ... steely self-government was all that kept her from lashing out at the rude customer "
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3: the state of being free from the control or power of another;
* e.g., " ... championed self-government for the nation's indigenous peoples "
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(10) - Urban Dictionary
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# 1 - { government:2788891 }
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[ "government" ]
1: the government is you and me and you've all been trained to forget that by the ones pretending to be our masters!
* e.g., ... The government is us; we are the government, you and I -- Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States.
[ "government" ]
2: turn off the television! it's only there to distract you and to make your mind up for you!
* e.g., ... it's still we the people... not we the IRS, not we the Bush Administration! YOU AND ME AND DON'T LET THEM FORGET THAT!!!
[ "government" ]
3: They've been telling us how it's going to be... wait a second! were supposed to be doing that!
# 2 - { government:199527 }
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[ "government" ]
1: a person's legal name, as opposed to an A.K.A. or nickname, the avoidance of which is usually preferred by those involved in illegal business.
* e.g., ... "don't be using my government out here in the street like that"
# 3 - { government:13065485 }
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[ "government" ]
1: The government is an entity inside a nation (or in the case of federations, a lesser being) that is tasked for running said entity. In forms such as democracy, the government is chosen by the people, while other forms can hold more tyrannical leanings, in which a small amount of the population runs the nation.
* e.g., ... " let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us " - Franklin Delano Roosevelt, July 9th, 1938, Marietta Ohio
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[ "government" ]
1: Although the government does many things that are unnecessary and only work towards the inconvenience of the general population, I can assure you, society would not function without it.
* e.g., ... You people may despise the government and taxes, but you must realize that roads, hospitals, police, etc. don't come out of nowhere. What? You expect other people to do all these things for you, without you making any kind of contribution?
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[ "government" ]
1: lizards
* e.g., ... 1: Hey what's up
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[ "government" ]
1: government is like a condom in that it allows for inflation, halts production, destroys subsequent generations, protects a bunch of pricks, and provides its constituents with a sense of security while they are actually being screwed.
* e.g., ... ... too many to list.
# 7 - { government:6694 }
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[ "government" ]
1: Something that everyone would be better off if there was less of.
* e.g., ... Don't you just love how the government takes your money and dumps it into the toilet?
# 8 - { government:7491958 }
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[ "government" ]
1: Designed by realy smart people, im talking REALY smart people... But the bad thing is that its run by idiots.
* e.g., ... government
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[ "government" ]
1: Gay man's orgy.
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[ "government" ]
1: In most cases, a centralized administrative and legislative organization that serves to deter, augment, alter, promote and regulate different aspects of the human experience. Government's puport to solve problems arising from "The Problem of the Commons." Areas arise in which the individual actions of persons serve to deplete the general welfare of the rest of society. In such cases, the government has seen it fit to pool resources from across society, to dedicate to ensuring the continued survival of the species and the citizens of that nation or region.
* e.g., ... The American government cured smallpox, broke up monopolies, develop the interstate highway system, insisted upon voting rights for all adults, eliminated usury, preserved massive plots of land for conservation, sent satellites into space leading to modern communication, researched international communication leading to the internet, tripled the lifespan of the average American over the past 100 years, and risked life and limb to provide food for Somalia, end apartheid rule in South Africa, liberate the women of Afghanistan, stop the ethnic cleansing of Bosnia and protect the soveriegn rights of people in Kuwait.
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