govt

/G AH1 V/
noun
  1. 1

    The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.

  2. 2

    (grammar) The relationship between a word and its dependents.

  3. 3

    The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.

    โ€œIf the citizens must follow the law, then the government must follow the constitution.โ€

  4. 4

    The management or control of a system.

  5. 5

    The tenure of a chief of state.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/government, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/govt