government
/ˈgʌvənmənt/noun
1
- treated as sing. or pl. the governing body of a state; a particular ministry in office（国家的）政府; 内阁：
the government's economic record will undoubtedly cost them the seat
政府的经济记录肯定会使他们失去席位
as modifier government controls.政府的控制。
1.1
- mass noun the system by which a state or community is governed政体, 体制：
recent cutbacks in government are making subsidies less available.
最近的体制简化使得补贴更难得到。
1.2
- mass noun the action or manner of controlling or regulating a state, organization, or people控制; 管理（国家、组织或人的）行为（或方式）：
rules for the government of the infirmary.
养老院的管理规则。
2
- Grammar the relation between a governed and a governing word【语法】支配关系。
派生词
governmental
adjectivegovernmentally
adverb词源
Middle English: from Old French governement, from governer （see GOVERN）.