transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgə-vər(n)-mənt, -və-mənt; ˈgə-b ə m-ənt, -v ə m- ]
noun
Usage: often attributive
Date: 14th century
1. : the act or process of governing ; specifically : authoritative direction or control
2. obsolete : moral conduct or behavior : discretion
3.
a. : the office, authority, or function of governing
b. obsolete : the term during which a governing official holds office
4. : the continuous exercise of authority over and the performance of functions for a political unit : rule
5.
a. : the organization, machinery, or agency through which a political unit exercises authority and performs functions and which is usually classified according to the distribution of power within it
b. : the complex of political institutions, laws, and customs through which the function of governing is carried out
6. : the body of persons that constitutes the governing authority of a political unit or organization: as
a. : the officials comprising the governing body of a political unit and constituting the organization as an active agency
b. capitalized : the executive branch of the United States federal government
c. capitalized : a small group of persons holding simultaneously the principal political executive offices of a nation or other political unit and being responsible for the direction and supervision of public affairs:
(1) : such a group in a parliamentary system constituted by the cabinet or by the ministry
(2) : administration 4b
7. : political science
• gov·ern·men·tal ˌgə-vər(n)-ˈmen-t ə l adjective
• gov·ern·men·tal·ize -tə-ˌlīz transitive verb
• gov·ern·men·tal·ly -t ə l-ē adverb