"government" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈgʌvənmənt/ [UK], /ˈɡʌvɚnmənt/ [US] Audio: en-us-government.ogg [US], en-uk-government.ogg [UK] Forms: government [singular], governments [plural]
Etymology: govern + -ment Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|govern|ment}} govern + -ment Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A government is a group of people who make the laws and control a country or other place.
    Sense id: simple-government-en-noun-gvZRMJXq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ment
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