government

noun

• 1 [treated as singular or plural] the governing body of a nation, state, or community:an agency of the federal government [as modifier]:government controls
• the system by which a nation, state, or community is governed:a secular, pluralistic, democratic government
• the action or manner of controlling or regulating a nation, organization, or people:rules for the government of the infirmary
• the group of people in office at a particular time; administration:the election of the new government
• another term for political science.

• 2 Grammar the relation between a governed and a governing word.