单词 | government |
释义 | gov·ern·ment /'gə-vər-mənt, -vərn-/ n 1: the act or process of governing; specif: authoritative direction or control 2: the office, authority, or function of governing 3: the continuous exercise of authority over and the performance of functions for a political unit: rule 4 a: the organization, machinery, or agency through which a political unit exercises authority and performs functions and which is usu. classified according to the distribution of power within it b: the complex of political institutions, laws, and customs through which the function of governing is carried out 5: the body of persons that constitutes the governing authority of a political unit or organization: as a: the officials comprising the governing body of a political unit and constituting the organization as an active agency b cap: the executive branch of the U.S. federal government c: the prosecution in a criminal case in its capacity as agents of the political unit the ~ failed to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt gov·ern·men·tal adj gov·ern·men·tal·ly adv |
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