governing, government activity, governance, government - the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"

polity - a politically organized unit

ancien regime - a political and social system that no longer governs (especially the system that existed in France before the French Revolution)

court, royal court - the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state

Downing Street - the British government

empire - a group of countries under a single authority; "the British empire"

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

palace - the governing group of a kingdom; "the palace issued an order binding on all subjects"

papacy, pontificate - the government of the Roman Catholic Church

government department - a department of government

law-makers, legislative assembly, legislature, general assembly - persons who make or amend or repeal laws

governance, governing body, organisation, administration, brass, establishment, organization - the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"

executive - persons who administer the law

judiciary, bench - persons who administer justice

judicatory, judicial system, judiciary, judicature - the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government

pupet regime, puppet government, puppet state - a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed

state - the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; "the state has lowered its income tax"

division - an administrative unit in government or business

state government - the government of a state in the United States

government officials, officialdom - people elected or appointed to administer a government

governing, government activity, governance, government - the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"

system of rules, system - a complex of methods or rules governing behavior; "they have to operate under a system they oppose"; "that language has a complex system for indicating gender"

land reform - a redistribution of agricultural land (especially by government action)

squandermania - prodigious squandering (usually by a government)

price-fixing - control (by agreement among producers or by government) of the price of a commodity in interstate commerce

social control - control exerted (actively or passively) by group action

misgovernment, misrule - government that is inefficient or dishonest

lawmaking, legislating, legislation - the act of making or enacting laws

trust busting - (law) government activities seeking to dissolve corporate trusts and monopolies (especially under the United States antitrust laws)

devolvement, devolution - the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)

destabilisation, destabilization - the action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy)

protest march - occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license

government - (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed; "tyrannical government"

political science, politics, government - the study of government of states and other political units

paternalism - the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good

manifesto, pronunciamento - a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)

authorities, government, regime - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"

event planner - someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials)

bounty, premium - payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military

zero coupon bond - a bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond

office, power - (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power; "being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"; "during his first year in office"; "during his first year in power"; "the power of the president"

anarchy, lawlessness - a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)

federal - characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities; "a federal system like that of the United States"; "federal governments often evolved out of confederatons"

unitary - characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is held by one central authority; "a unitary as opposed to a federal form of government"

bolt - a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)

politics - the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs

governing, government activity, governance, government - the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"

mandate - the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory

patronage - (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support

demonstration, manifestation - a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature); "there were violent demonstrations against the war"

cabal, conspiracy - a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)

social science - the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society

geopolitics - the study of the effects of economic geography on the powers of the state

practical politics, realpolitik - politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations

catechism - a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views

nominating address, nominating speech, nomination - an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election; "the nomination was brief and to the point"

combination - an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes)

Soviets - the government of the Soviet Union; "the Soviets said they wanted to increase trade with Europe"

civilization, civilisation - a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations); "the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization"

side - one of two or more contesting groups; "the Confederate side was prepared to attack"

assassin, assassinator, bravo - a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a treacherous surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors"

muckraker, mudslinger - one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage)

fencesitter, independent, mugwump - a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)

regular - a dependable follower (especially in party politics); "he is one of the party regulars"

coattails effect - (politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same party; "he counted on the coattails effect to win him the election"

war chest - a fund accumulated to finance a war (or a political campaign)

Sturm und Drang, upheaval, turbulence - a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"