Synonym: authorities, governance, governing, government activity, political science, politics, regime. Similar words: governor, entertainment, overnight, assignment, environmental, movement, over and over, environmental protection. Meaning: ['gʌvərnmənt /'gʌvn-] n. 1. the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit 2. (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed 3. the act of governing; exercising authority 4. the study of government of states and other political units.
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211) The Government was keen for people to get married rather than shack up.
212) People hoped that the new government would inaugurate a period of change.
213) If the government didn't run such huge deficits, the country would not have financial problems.
214) He said that Allende's government in Chile was overthrown by the army and the CIA in 1973.
215) The reactionary government tried vainly to take the steam out of the protest movement.
216) The government has been encouraging individuals to opt out of the state pension scheme.
217) The government is prioritising the service sector, rather than investing in industry and production.
218) The project had to be abandoned due to a lack of government funding.
219) A series of corruption scandals led to the fall of the government.
220) The Greek government today gave the go-ahead for five major road schemes.
221) Today the city government has taken measures to prevent a repetition of last year's confrontation.
222) The government has promised an extra £1 billion for health care.
223) The government wants to leave companies free to make their own decisions.
224) It looks as if the policy will be a success, providing that the government perseveres and does not give in to its critics.
225) The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.
226) This government has systematically run down public services since it took office.
227) The rebels tried to wrest control of the town from government forces.
228) They imposed their government by force on the resistant population.
229) Planners seem a little uncomfortable with the current government guidelines.
230) The government doesn't have the answers to these difficult questions.
231) What the government is proposing encroaches on the rights of individuals.
232) Dissatisfaction with the government seems to have permeated every section of society.
233) The government has been accused of being secretive and undemocratic.
234) The basic lack of government funding is at the core of the problem.
235) No one understands why the government takes such an obstructive policy.
236) The government said an unspecified number of bandits were killed.
237) The government has agreed to lift the embargo imposed ten years ago.
238) The government has agreed to lift restrictions on press freedom.
239) His sentence of death was remitted by the government in 1999.
240) The British government is expected to reject the idea of state subsidy for a new high speed railway.
More similar words: governor, entertainment, overnight, assignment, environmental, movement, over and over, environmental protection, advertisement, commencement, amendment, sentiment, over, cover, be over, all over, overall, get over, go over, oversee, recover, cover up, run over, uncover, lay over, over there, hand over, take over, turn over, talk over.