government: meaning and words from its letters
10 letters · 16 letter points · starts with G · ends with T
Meaning of government
noun
- countable, uncountable
The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
Example: British government has historically centred exclusively on London.
- countable, uncountable
The relationship between a word and its dependents.
- countable, uncountable
The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.
Example: If the citizens must follow the law, then the government must follow the constitution.
- uncountable
The management or control of a system.
Listed forms: governments, gouernement, gubmint, gummint, gubbamint, guvmint, guvment, gumment.
Source: Wiktionary — government.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for government.
noun
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
noun
the act of governing; exercising authority
- governing
- governance
- government activity
- administration
noun
the study of government of states and other political units
- politics
- political science
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is government in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of government
G(2) + O(1) + V(4) + E(1) + R(1) + N(1) + M(3) + E(1) + N(1) + T(1) = 16 points.
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Anagrams of government
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from government
183 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in government. Showing up to 24, longest first.