FORM OF GOVERNMENT Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase form of government. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for FORM OF GOVERNMENT
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| administration | nounn | |||||||
noun • a method of tending to or managing the affairs of some group of people (especially the group's business affairs) • the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something • the act of administering medication • the tenure of a president • the act of governing; exercising authority • the act of meting out justice according to the law | ||||||||
| authority | nounn | |||||||
noun • the power or right to give orders or make decisions • (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others • an expert whose views are taken as definitive • freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities • an administrative unit of government • official permission or approval • an authoritative written work | ||||||||
| constitution | nounn | |||||||
noun • law determining the fundamental political principles of a government • the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states • the act of forming or establishing something • a United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston • the way in which someone or something is composed | ||||||||
| governance | nounn | |||||||
noun • the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something • the act of governing; exercising authority | ||||||||
| leadership | nounn | |||||||
noun • the activity of leading • the body of people who lead a group • the status of a leader • the ability to lead | ||||||||
| power | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • possession of controlling influence • (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second) • possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done • (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power • one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority • a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself • physical strength • a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world • energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor • a very wealthy or powerful businessman verb • supply the force or power for the functioning of | ||||||||
| regime | nounn | |||||||
noun • the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit • (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet) | ||||||||
| rule | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior • something regarded as a normative example • prescribed guide for conduct or action • (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice • a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct • the duration of a monarch's or government's power • dominance or power through legal authority • directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted • any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order • a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system • (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems • measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths verb • exercise authority over; as of nations • decide with authority • be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance • decide on and make a declaration about • have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac • mark or draw with a ruler • keep in check | ||||||||
| system | nounn | |||||||
noun • instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity • a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole • (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium • a complex of methods or rules governing behavior • an organized structure for arranging or classifying • a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts • a procedure or process for obtaining an objective • the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole • an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized | ||||||||
| political system | nounn | |||||||
noun • the members of a social organization who are in power | ||||||||
