Synonyms of the word

government

• n. The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
• n. (grammar, linguistics) The relationship between a word and its dependents.
• n. A group of people who hold a monopoly on the legitimate use of force in a given territory.
• n. The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.
• n. (uncountable) The management or control of a system.
• n. The tenure of a chief of state.

authorities

• n. plural of authority.
• n. The bodies that have political or administrative power and control in a particular sphere.
• n. The bodies that enforce law and order or provide a public service.

governance

• n. The process, or the power, of governing; government or administration.
• n. The specific system by which a political system is ruled.
• n. The group of people who make up an administrative body.
• n. The state of being governed.
• n. (management) Accountability for consistent, cohesive policies, processes and decision rights.

governing

• v. present participle of govern.

politics

• n. (countable) A methodology and activities associated with running a government, an organization, or a movement.
• n. (countable) The profession of conducting political affairs.
• n. (countable) One's political stands and opinions.
• n. (uncountable) Political maneuvers or diplomacy between people, groups, or organizations, especially involving…

polity

• n. (politics) An organizational structure of the government of a state, church, etc.
• n. (political science) A politically organized unit; a state.

regime

• n. Mode of rule or management.
• n. A form of government, or the government in power (as in a socialist regime).
• n. A period of rule.
• n. A regulated system; a regimen.
• n. (hydrology) A set of characteristics.

system

• n. A collection of organized things; a whole composed of relationships among its members.
• n. A method or way of organizing or planning.
• n. (derogatory, with "the") The mainstream culture, controlled by the elites or government of a state, or…