(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
The ~ of a country is the group of people who are responsible for governing it.
The Government has insisted that confidence is needed before the economy can improve.
...democratic ~s in countries like Britain and the US.
...fighting between ~ forces and left-wing rebels.
N-COUNT-COLL
2.
Government consists of the activities, methods, and principles involved in governing a country or other political unit.
The first four years of ~ were completely disastrous.
...our system of ~.
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