government governing governance government activity administration | the act of governing, exercising authority, regulations for the governing of state prisons, he had considerable experience of government |
government building | a building that houses a branch of government |
government office | an office where government employees work |
government | (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed, tyrannical government |
public opinion popular opinion opinion vox populi | a belief or sentiment shared by most people, the voice of the people, he asked for a poll of public opinion |
politics political science government | the study of government of states and other political units |
popular music popular music genre | any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time) |
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine DFLP Popular Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine PDFLP | a Marxist-Leninist group that believes Palestinian goals can only be achieved by revolutionary change, in the DFLP took over a schoolhouse and massacred Israeli schoolchildren |
Lautaro Youth Movement Lautaro Faction of the United Popular Action Movement Lautaro Popular Rebel Forces | a violent terrorist group organized in the s and advocating the overthrow of the Chilean military government, leaders are mainly criminals or impoverished youths |
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine PFLP | a terrorist group of limited popularity formed in after the Six-Day War, combined Marxist-Leninist ideology with Palestinian nationalism, used terrorism to gain attention for their cause, hoped to eliminate the state of Israel |
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command PFLP-GC | a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that conducted several attacks in western Europe |
Popular Struggle Front PSF | a terrorist group of radical Palestinians who split with al-Fatah in but now have close relations with al-Fatah, staged terrorist attacks against Israel across the Lebanese border |
government authorities regime | the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit, the government reduced taxes, the matter was referred to higher authorities |
federal government | a government with strong central powers |
government-in-exile | a temporary government moved to or formed in a foreign land by exiles who hope to rule when their country is liberated |
local government | the government of a local area |
military government stratocracy | government by the military and an army |
government department | a department of government |
local department department of local government | a permanent department created to perform the work of a local government |
federal department federal office department of the federal government | a department of the federal government of the United States |
Government Accounting Office GAO United States Government Accounting Office | an independent nonpartisan federal agency that acts as the investigative arm of Congress making the executive branch accountable to Congress and the government accountable to citizens of the United States |
puppet government puppet state pupet regime | a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed |
municipal government | the government of a municipality |
state government | the government of a state in the United States |
popular front | a leftist coalition organized against a common opponent |
agency federal agency government agency bureau office authority | an administrative unit of government, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Census Bureau, Office of Management and Budget, Tennessee Valley Authority |
United States government United States U.S. government US Government U.S. | the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States |
United States Government Printing Office US Government Printing Office Government Printing Office GPO | an agency of the legislative branch that provides printing and binding services for Congress and the departments and establishments of the federal government |
government officials officialdom | people elected or appointed to administer a government |
political system form of government | the members of a social organization who are in power |
Algeria Algerie Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria | a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim, colonized by France in the th century but gained autonomy in the early s |
government agent | a representative or official of a government or administrative department of a government |
G-man FBI agent government man | a special law-enforcement agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation |
minister government minister | a person appointed to a high office in the government, Minister of Finance |
government income government revenue | income available to the government |
government bond | a bond that is an IOU of the United States Treasury, considered the safest security in the investment world |
government security agency security | a security issued by United States government agencies or the Farm Credit System |
issue military issue government issue | supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government |
bill note government note bank bill banker's bill bank note banknote Federal Reserve note greenback | a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank), he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes |
self-government self-determination selfule | government of a political unit by its own people |
popular pop | (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people) |
democratic popular | representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large, democratic art forms, a democratic or popular movement, popular thought, popular science, popular fiction |
popular | carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large, the popular vote, popular representation, institutions of popular government |
popular | regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public, a popular tourist attraction, a popular girl, cabbage patch dolls are no longer popular |