Noun

Singular government

Plural countable and uncountable; plural governments

government (countable and uncountable; plural governments)

  1. The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws for a country, land area, people, or organization.
  2. A group of people who hold a monopoly on the legitimate use of force in a given territory.
  3. The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.
  4. (uncountable) The management or control of a system.
  5. The tenure of a chief of state.

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Tue Feb 16 16:00:07 2010

A government is the organization, machinery, or agency through which a political unit exercises its authority, controls and administers public policy, and directs and controls the actions of its members or subjects.

Typically, the term "government" refers to a civil government or sovereign state which can be either local, national, or international. However, commercial, academic, religious, or other formal organizations are also governed by internal bodies. Such bodies may be called boards of directors, managers, or governors or they may be known as the administration (as in schools) or councils of elders (as in churches). The size of governments can vary by region or purpose.

Growth of an organization advances the complexity of its government, therefore small towns or small-to-medium privately-operated enterprises will have fewer officials than typically larger organizations such as multinational corporations which tend to have multiple interlocking, hierarchical layers of administration and governance. As complexity increases and the nature of governance becomes more complicated, so does the need for formal policies and procedures.

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Thu Mar 4 05:50:28 2010

What government related essay topic would be a good one to write on?
Q. My professor assigned an essay for us to write and his only instructions is to have it government related. I am suppose to use evidence, or support from a few reading we did together in class. I can't seem to come up with a good topic, so I decided to ask other people for help. If you know a good government related essay topic please do suggest it! Thanks.
Asked by .Cami.B. - Tue Nov 13 20:24:51 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Government related in what aspect? I think addressing the issue of the government providing Health Care to Americans would be a great topic as there is so much debate around it. Other good topics maybe the improvements in the U.S. defense system after 9/11 and the impact it had on U.S. citizens (airport security, bomb scares, drills, etc). Or Even relate the 2 in a sense. Use the amount of money used to defend the country in comparison to how much it would cost to provide basic Health Care coverage to americans. Improvements in the Welfare system is another great topic as well.
Answered by kmtiburona - Tue Nov 13 20:31:39 2007

Should the Federal Government stop allowing property owners from writing off mortgage interest on their taxes?
Q. Isn't this a form of socialism in that the Federal Government is subsidizing property owners by letting them write off the interest on the taxes? We all know the Federal Government is short on money, so it doesn't make sense that the rest of us have to pay other people's interest payments on their mortgages!
Asked by trer - Thu Feb 28 11:11:57 2008 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. No. When you purchase a house, you are paying four times what you should be paying due to the cheapening of the dolar and the interest. Houses are not becoming more scarce. My grandfather bought a house in 1939 for 5600 and it was 5 times as large as the dinky towhouses we pay 450,000 for today. It's an enormous fraud by the international bankers. The Federal reserve is NOT an agency of the United States of America. It is a private corporation that has never been audited! The federal reserve is unConstitutional, indeed, anti-Constitutional. The Constitution of the United States states clearly and concisely that Congress shall have the sole power to coin money and regulate the value thereof. In February, 1913, the 16th Amendment… [cont.]
Answered by notaperviemusculargent - Fri Feb 29 00:58:39 2008

What other industry does the government need to target because they make a profit? Food producers?
Q. Should the government get into the food producing business so they can compete against Kraft & General Mills? Shouldn't Americans have more choices and shouldn't it be the governments responsibility to provide competition to private industries so they will make less profits? We cant live without food right? When will Obama get the US government into the food business?
Asked by Invisible - Wed Aug 12 10:59:50 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. way off base...food is cheap.
Answered by VikkieBlonde - Wed Aug 12 11:06:17 2009

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A government is a body that has the authority to make and the power to enforce laws within a civil, corporate, religious, academic, or other organization or group.

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  • The object of government in peace and in war is not the glory of rulers or of races, but the happiness of the common man.
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