govt

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.

   “If the citizens must follow the law, then the government must follow the constitution.”

4. 4

   The management or control of a system.

5. 5

   The tenure of a chief of state.