governmentally

Variant of government

noun

    1. the exercise of authority over a state, district, organization, institution, etc.; direction; control; rule; management
    2. the right, function, or power of governing
    1. a system of ruling, controlling, etc.
    2. an established system of political administration by which a nation, state, district, etc. is governed: we need honest government
    3. the study of such systems; political science
  1. all the people or agencies that administer or control the affairs of a nation, state, institution, etc.; administration: the election resulted in a new government
  2. the executive or administrative branch of government of a particular nation as constituted by the political party or coalition in power: a Labor government in Great Britain
  3. Now Rare a governed territory
  4. Gram. the influence of one word over the case or mood of another

Origin: OFr governement: see govern & -ment

adjective

of or relating to government

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