資料來源 : pyDict

C政府,內閣;U政體;U統治

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Government \Gov"ern*ment\, n. [F. gouvernement. See {Govern}.]
   1. The act of governing; the exercise of authority; the
      administration of laws; control; direction; regulation;
      as, civil, church, or family government.

   2. The mode of governing; the system of polity in a state;
      the established form of law.

            That free government which we have so dearly
            purchased, free commonwealth.         --Milton.

   3. The right or power of governing; authority.

            I here resign my government to thee.  --Shak.

   4. The person or persons authorized to administer the laws;
      the ruling power; the administration.

            When we, in England, speak of the government, we
            generally understand the ministers of the crown for
            the time being.                       --Mozley & W.

   5. The body politic governed by one authority; a state; as,
      the governments of Europe.

   6. Management of the limbs or body. --Shak.

   7. (Gram.) The influence of a word in regard to construction,
      requiring that another word should be in a particular
      case.

資料來源 : WordNet®

government
     n 1: the organization that is the governing authority of a
          political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the
          matter was referred to higher authorities" [syn: {authorities},
           {regime}]
     2: (government) the system or form by which a community or
        other political unit is governed; "tyrannical government"
     3: the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for
        the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable
        experience of government" [syn: {governing}, {governance},
         {government activity}]
     4: the study of government of states and other political units
        [syn: {politics}, {political science}]