Noun

Singular government

Plural governments

government (plural governments)

  1. The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws for a country, land area, people, or organization.
  2. A group of people who hold a monopoly on the legitimate use of force in a given territory.
  3. The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.
  4. The management or control of a system.
  5. The tenure of a chief of state.

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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Sun Jul 5 23:22:19 2009

A government is the body within an organization that has the authority to make and enforce rules, laws and regulations, control and direct the actions or behavior of the individuals within the organization and deal with everyday administrative issues.

Typically, the government refers to a civil government or sovereign state which can be either local, national, or international. These types of governments self-legitimize their authority using a monopoly on violence. However, commercial, academic, religious, or other formal organizations are also governed by internal bodies which gain their authority voluntarily. Such bodies may be called boards of directors, managers, or governors or they may be known as the administration (as in schools) or councils of elders (as in churches).

Growth of an organization increases the complexity of its government, therefore small towns or small-to-medium privately-operated enterprises will have few officials compared to larger organizations such as multinational corporations which will have multiple interlocking, hierarchical layers of administration and governance. As complexity increases and the nature of governance becomes more complicated,so does the need for formal policies and procedures.

Public sector governance is studied as Public Administration while that in the private sector is studied as Business Administration.

The concept of government has been around since humanity itself where hunter-gatherers would commonly establish tribes high authority and have unique ideals. However, government is not limited to the human species itself as many animals establish groups such as ants, lions, and bees.

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Mon Jul 6 02:56:34 2009

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A $3-billion project to buy new search-and-resc​ue aircraft opened Tuesday in Ottawa amid complaints from aerospace-indus​try officials that . government. representatives​ can't even say how many planes will be purchased or when. ...

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The low-carbon transition plan covers all sectors, from home insulation and generating power, to electric cars and high-speed trainsThe . government. has unveiled detailed plans for transforming the UK to a low-carbon economy and meeting ...

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If companies that are too big to fail are too big to exist, then bills that are too long to read are too long to pass. This sort of behavior

From Google Blog Search: "government"
Wed Jul 15 19:08:28 2009

A government is a body that has the authority to make and the power to enforce laws within a civil, corporate, religious, academic, or other organization or group.

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  • [Administration] covers the surface of society with a network of small complicated rules, minute and uniform, through which the most original minds and the most energetic characters cannot penetrate, to rise above the crowd. The will of man is not shattered, but softened, bent, guided; men are seldom restrained from acting, such a power does not destroy, but it prevents existence; it does not tyrannize, but it compresses, extinguishes, and stupefies a people, till each nation is reduced to be nothing better than a flock of timid and industrious animals, of which government is the shepherd.
  • A state, is called the coldest of all cold monsters. Coldly lieth it also; and this lie creepeth from its mouth: “I, the state, am the people. It is a lie! Creators were they who created peoples, and hung a faith and a love over them: thus they served life.Destroyers, are they who lay snares for many, and call it the state: they hang a sword and a hundred cravings over them.
  • Government, in the last analysis, is organized opinion. Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government, which sooner or later becomes autocratic government.
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Thu Jul 16 03:57:43 2009

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Wed Jul 15 21:53:22 2009

How do state governments in the United States reflect the federal government?
Q. Also Examples of similarties in each of the three branches of government. Thank you!
Asked by *{Gi.Gi}* - Tue Jan 22 00:26:23 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The Constitution requires each state to have a republican form of government. There is no requirement for 3 branches, although all states have three explicit branches; there is no requirement for a two-chambered legislature, although all states except Nebraska have a two chambered legislature. States, of course, are affected by the Supremacy clause and thus all other laws passed by the national government. But in terms of Constitutional requirements, that's it.
Answered by manx l - Tue Jan 22 11:33:37 2008

What part of government would i send my letter to reagarding legalizing marijuana?
Q. Im writing a letter about legalizing marijuana, and i would like to send it to the government, but i dont know what section of the government takaes care of those kind of things. Help?
Asked by carebear - Sun Mar 2 20:15:46 2008 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The Best thing to do is go yourself, Try and show why it has no problems. Make sure you take the best you have and share as you go. If You do make it to the White-house, Ask if you can have time on the House Floor to share your thoughts on Legalizing Marijuana.. Share your stash with whomever you meet.. LOL, Na man just messing with ya, You can write your State Rep. Its not going to happen in our lifetime.. And I still don;t see why its worse then Booze...??
Answered by IOU101 - Sun Mar 2 21:18:19 2008

What sources of revenue does a government have/ How important are taxes?
Q. What percentage of the government's money comes from Taxes? What other sources of revenue does the government have? Would it be possible to fund a government without taxes? I need this information for a debate I'm having at school, so any answers are welcome (but if you could provide sources I'd be very happy :P)
Asked by Michael G - Tue Jan 30 18:05:26 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. taxes are what funds the government, that is the cost of having it. without them, where else do they get the money? the only other choice would be to voluntarily ask the people to contribute, and that's not likely to happen. they could never get enough to even cover basic expenses like roads, police and firemen here is a link with arguments for volentary taxation tax- A compulsory contribution, usually of money, that is required for the support of a government: assessment, duty, impost, levy, tariff. See money, pay/owe, politics.
Answered by Jen - Tue Jan 30 18:14:46 2007

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