Government (n.) The act of governing |
Government (n.) The mode of governing |
Government (n.) The right or power of governing |
Government (n.) The person or persons authorized to administer the laws |
Government (n.) The body politic governed by one authority |
Government (n.) Management of the limbs or body. |
Government (n.) The influence of a word in regard to construction, requiring that another word should be in a particular case. |
Issue (n.) The act of passing or flowing out |
Issue (n.) The act of sending out, or causing to go forth |
Issue (n.) That which passes, flows, or is sent out |
Issue (n.) Progeny |
Issue (n.) Produce of the earth, or profits of land, tenements, or other property |
Issue (n.) A discharge of flux, as of blood. |
Issue (n.) An artificial ulcer, usually made in the fleshy part of the arm or leg, to produce the secretion and discharge of pus for the relief of some affected part. |
Issue (n.) The final outcome or result |
Issue (n.) A point in debate or controversy on which the parties take affirmative and negative positions |
Issue (n.) In pleading, a single material point of law or fact depending in the suit, which, being affirmed on the one side and denied on the other, is presented for determination. See General issue, under General, and Feigned issue, under Feigned. |
Issue (v. i.) To pass or flow out |
Issue (v. i.) To go out |
Issue (v. i.) To proceed, as from a source |
Issue (v. i.) To proceed, as progeny |
Issue (v. i.) To extend |
Issue (v. i.) To be produced as an effect or result |
Issue (v. i.) To close |
Issue (v. i.) In pleading, to come to a point in fact or law, on which the parties join issue. |
Issue (v. t.) To send out |
Issue (v. t.) To deliver for use |
Issue (v. t.) To send out officially |
Self-government (n.) The act of governing one's self, or the state of being governed by one's self |
Self-government (n.) Hence, government of a community, state, or nation by the joint action of the mass of people constituting such a civil body |
Slang () imp. of Sling. Slung. |
Slang (n.) Any long, narrow piece of land |
Slang (n.) A fetter worn on the leg by a convict. |
Slang (n.) Low, vulgar, unauthorized language |
Slang (v. t.) To address with slang or ribaldry |
Slang-whanger (n.) One who uses abusive slang |
Slang () of Sling |
issue issuing issuance | the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity), a new issue of stamps, the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago |
stock issue | (corporation law) the authorization and delivery of shares of stock for sale to the public or the shares thus offered at a particular time |
issue publication | the act of issuing printed materials |
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 |
exit issue outlet way out | an opening that permits escape or release, he blocked the way out, the canyon had only one issue |
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 |
topic subject issue matter | some situation or event that is thought about, he kept drifting off the topic, he had been thinking about the subject for several years, it is a matter for the police |
issue | an important question that is in dispute and must be settled, the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone, politicians never discuss the real issues |
gut issue hot-button issue | an issue that elicits strong emotional reactions |
paramount issue | an issue whose settlement is more important than anything else, and issue that must be settled before anything else can be settled |
pocketbook issue bread-and-butter issue | an issue whose settlement will affect financial resources |
politics political science government | the study of government of states and other political units |
issue number | one of a series published periodically, she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room |
slang cant jargon lingo argot patois vernacular | a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves), they don't speak our lingo |
rhyming slang | slang that replaces words with rhyming words or expressions and then typically omits the rhyming component, Cockney rhyming slang |
slang slang expression slang term | informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions, often vituperative or vulgar, their speech was full of slang expressions |
rights offering rights issue | an offering of common stock to existing shareholders who hold subscription rights or pre-emptive rights that entitle them to buy newly issued shares at a discount from the price at which they will be offered to the public later, the investment banker who handles a rights offering usually agrees to buy any shares not bought by shareholders |
emergence egress issue | the becoming visible, not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins |
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 |
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 |
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 |
offspring progeny issue | the immediate descendants of a person, she was the mother of many offspring, he died without issue |
consequence effect outcome result event issue upshot | a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon, the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise, his decision had depressing consequences for business, he acted very wise after the event |
return issue take takings proceeds yield payoff | the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property, the average return was about % |
government income government revenue | income available to the government |
hot stock hot issue | newly issued stock that is in great public demand |
bond issue | bonds sold by a corporation or government agency at a particular time and identifiable by date of maturity |
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 |