English words for 'Alternative form of General Government'
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noun
- a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch
- a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
- One of the subdivisions that made up the former Yugoslavia.
- A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy.
- One of the subdivisions constituting Russia. See oblast.
noun
- the study of government of states and other political units
- (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed
- the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
- the act of governing; exercising authority
- Ellipsis of government name, one's legal name according to a government.
- (grammar, linguistics) The relationship between a word and its dependents.
- The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.
- In a parliamentary system, the political party or coalition in power; its condition of being in power.
- The tenure of a head of government; the ministry or administration led by a specified individual.
- (uncountable) The management or control of a system.
- (debating) The team tasked with presenting and speaking in favour of a resolution, as opposed to the opposition.
- The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
noun
- the study of government of states and other political units
- social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power
- the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs
- the opinion you hold with respect to political questions
- the activities and affairs involved in managing a state or a government
- (treated as a plural noun) One's political stands and opinions.
- (countable) The profession of conducting political affairs.
- (countable) A methodology and activities associated with running a government, an organization, or a movement.
- (in the singular, informal) Real-world beliefs and social issues irrelevant to the topic at hand.
- (uncountable) Political maneuvers or diplomacy between people, groups, or organizations, especially involving power, standing, influence or conflict.
verb
noun
- the form of government of a social organization
- shrewd or crafty management of public affairs
- a politically organized unit
- (politics, religion, usually uncountable) Organizational structure and governance, especially of a state or a religion.
- (political science, countable) A politically organized unit, especially a nation of people, a class or ingroup that governs it, or the state ruled thereby.
noun
- (government) The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions.
- The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.
- (law) A legal document describing such a formal system.
- (Catholicism) A document issued by a religious authority serving to promulgate some particular church laws or doctrines.
- A person's physical makeup or temperament, especially in respect of robustness.
- the act of forming or establishing something
- law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
- the way in which someone or something is composed
noun
- an administrative unit of government
- the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
- to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
- the state of being in action or exerting power
- a business or organization that provides a particular service, especially the mediation of transactions between two parties
- The capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power.
- An establishment engaged in doing business for another; also, the place of business or the district of such an agency.
- The office or function of an agent; also, the relationship between a principal and that person's agent.
- A medium through which power is exerted or an end is achieved.
- A department or other administrative unit of a government; also, the office or headquarters of, or the district administered by, such unit of government.
- (sociology, philosophy, psychology) The capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices.
noun
- an administrative unit of government
- (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
- the power or right to give orders or make decisions
- an authoritative written work
- freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
- official permission or approval
- an expert whose views are taken as definitive
- (uncountable) Official permission; authorisation to act in some capacity on behalf of a ruling entity.
- (countable) A government-owned agency that runs a revenue-generating activity for public benefit.
- (countable) A reliable, definitive source of information on a subject.
- (plural) Persons, regarded collectively, who occupy official positions of power; police or law enforcement.
- (uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; or a position having such power or right.
- (uncountable) Status as a trustworthy source of information, reputation for mastery or expertise; or claim to such status or reputation.
noun
- an administrative unit of government
- furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
- An administrative unit of government; office.
- An organization or office for collecting or providing information or news.
- (Northeastern US) A chest of drawers for clothes.
- (chiefly British) A desk, usually with a cover and compartments that are located above the level of the writing surface rather than underneath, and often used for storing papers.
- An office (room where clerical or professional duties are performed).
noun
- an administrative unit of government
- place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
- professional or clerical workers in an office
- the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
- (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power
- a job in an organization
- a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities
- (computing) A collection of business software typically including a word processor and spreadsheet and slideshow programs.
- A room, set of rooms, or building used for non-manual work, particularly:
- (figuratively, in large organizations) The administrative departments housed in such places, particularly:
- A position of responsibility.
- (Christianity) Any special liturgy, as the Office for the Dead or of the Virgin.
- (Christianity) The authorized form of ceremonial worship of a church.
- (Christianity) Last rites.
- (figuratively, slang) Inside information.
- A room, set of rooms, or building used for selling services or tickets to the public.
- (UK law, historical) Clipping of inquest of office:
- (Protestantism) Various prayers used with modification as a morning or evening service.
- A room, set of rooms, or building used for administration and bookkeeping.
- (Catholicism) The daily service of the breviary, the liturgy for each canonical hour, including psalms, collects, and lessons.
- (now usually in plural) A service, a kindness.
- (UK, Australia, usually capitalized, with clarifying modifier) A ministry or other department of government.
- A duty, particularly owing to one's position or station; a charge, trust, or role; (obsolete, rare) moral duty.
- (Christianity) A daily service without the eucharist.
- A particular place of business of a larger white-collar business.
- Official position, particularly high employment within government; tenure in such a position.
- (figuratively) The staff of such places.
- (chiefly US, medicine) A room, set of rooms, or building used for consultation and diagnosis, but not surgery or other major procedures.
- (Catholicism, usually capitalized) Short for Holy Office: the court of final appeal in cases of heresy.
- (religion) A ceremonial duty or service, particularly:
verb
noun
- (countable, government) A government under the direct or representative rule of the people of its jurisdiction.
- (countable) A state with a democratic system of government.
- (uncountable) Belief in political freedom and equality; the "spirit of democracy".
- (uncountable) Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives (representative democracy).
- a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
- the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
- the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group
noun
noun
adj
- (government) Of, having, or relating to two separate legislative chambers or houses.
- Being or having a system with two, often unequal, chambers or compartments; of, signifying, relating to, or being the product of such a two-chambered system.
- (psychology) Relating to the functions of the two cerebral hemispheres in the history of human beings ‘hearing’ the speech of gods or idols, according to Julian Jaynes's theory of the bicameral mind.
- (typography) Of a script or typeface: having two cases, upper case and lower case.
- consisting of two chambers
- composed of two legislative bodies
adj
- (government, of a system of government or administration) That concentrates power in a single body, rather than sharing it with more local bodies.
- (mathematics, linear algebra, mathematical analysis, of a matrix or operator) Whose inverse is equal to its adjoint.
- Having the quality of oneness.
- (mathematics, of an algebra) That contains an identity element.
- characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is held by one central authority
- of or pertaining to or involving the use of units
- relating to or characterized by or aiming toward unity
- having the indivisible character of a unit
noun
noun
- (government) The practice of dividing legislative bodies into two chambers with complementary powers and limitations designed to provide checks and balances against one another.
- (psychology) Ambiguous misnomer for Julian Jaynes's theory of bicamerality, probably never used by Jaynes, rarely used in academic literature based on his work, but often found informally (compare bicameral mind and bicameral mentality)
noun
- A form of government, or the government in power, particularly an authoritarian or totalitarian one.
- A period of rule.
- A division of a Mafia crime family, led by a caporegime.
- A regulated system; a regimen.
- (hydrology) A set of characteristics.
- Mode of rule or management.
- the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
- (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)
noun
- (government) The name for a member of legislature in some countries.
- (historical) A member of the French Chamber of Deputies, formerly called Corps Législatif.
- (Ireland, often capitalized) A member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann.
- (US, law enforcement) a law enforcement officer who works for the county sheriff's office; a deputy sheriff or sheriff's deputy; the entry level rank in such an agency.
- A member of the French National Assembly.
- One appointed as the substitute of others, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office.
- (mining, historical) A person employed to install and remove props, brattices, etc. and to clear gas, for the safety of the miners.
- someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
- a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France)
- a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others
- an assistant with power to act when their superior is absent
verb
name
- A former transitional government in the United States.
- (uncountable) New Mexico music genre.
- A former territory of Mexico.
- An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Maryland, named for the state.
- A former provincial kingdom in New Spain.
- A state in the southwestern United States. Capital: Santa Fe. Largest city: Albuquerque.
- (uncountable) New Mexico cuisine or food.
- A former territory of the United States.
noun
- a political theory favoring the abolition of governments
- (rare) The state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body.
- A political and philosophical belief that all forms of government are undesirable, unnecessary, or unethical, and as such that society would function without a state.
- (by extension) A political and philosophical belief that proposes the establishment of a stateless society as well as the abolition of authority and hierarchy in most or all forms.
noun
- Any of several forms of government of federations.
- (Australia, Malaysia, Nigeria) The national governments of Australia, Malaysia, and Nigeria, in contrast to government at the state or territorial level.
- (US) The national government of the United States, in contrast to government at the state or local level.
- (Canada, Pakistan) The national governments of Canada and Pakistan, in contrast to government at the provincial or territorial level.
- a government with strong central powers
noun
- (government, countable) A self-governing country or region.
- (mechanics, uncountable) The capacity of a system to make a decision about its actions without the involvement of another system or operator.
- (uncountable) The right or condition of self-government; freedom to act or function independently.
- (philosophy, uncountable) The capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision.
- (Christianity, uncountable) The status of a church whose highest-ranking bishop is appointed by the patriarch of the mother church, but which is self-governing in all other respects. Compare autocephaly.
- immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence
- personal independence
noun
- a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch
- a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
- One of the subdivisions that made up the former Yugoslavia.
- A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy.
- One of the subdivisions constituting Russia. See oblast.
noun
- the study of government of states and other political units
- (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed
- the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
- the act of governing; exercising authority
- Ellipsis of government name, one's legal name according to a government.
- (grammar, linguistics) The relationship between a word and its dependents.
- The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.
- In a parliamentary system, the political party or coalition in power; its condition of being in power.
- The tenure of a head of government; the ministry or administration led by a specified individual.
- (uncountable) The management or control of a system.
- (debating) The team tasked with presenting and speaking in favour of a resolution, as opposed to the opposition.
- The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
noun
- the study of government of states and other political units
- social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power
- the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs
- the opinion you hold with respect to political questions
- the activities and affairs involved in managing a state or a government
- (treated as a plural noun) One's political stands and opinions.
- (countable) The profession of conducting political affairs.
- (countable) A methodology and activities associated with running a government, an organization, or a movement.
- (in the singular, informal) Real-world beliefs and social issues irrelevant to the topic at hand.
- (uncountable) Political maneuvers or diplomacy between people, groups, or organizations, especially involving power, standing, influence or conflict.
verb
noun
- the form of government of a social organization
- shrewd or crafty management of public affairs
- a politically organized unit
- (politics, religion, usually uncountable) Organizational structure and governance, especially of a state or a religion.
- (political science, countable) A politically organized unit, especially a nation of people, a class or ingroup that governs it, or the state ruled thereby.
noun
- (government) The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions.
- The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.
- (law) A legal document describing such a formal system.
- (Catholicism) A document issued by a religious authority serving to promulgate some particular church laws or doctrines.
- A person's physical makeup or temperament, especially in respect of robustness.
- the act of forming or establishing something
- law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
- the way in which someone or something is composed
noun
- an administrative unit of government
- the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
- to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
- the state of being in action or exerting power
- a business or organization that provides a particular service, especially the mediation of transactions between two parties
- The capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power.
- An establishment engaged in doing business for another; also, the place of business or the district of such an agency.
- The office or function of an agent; also, the relationship between a principal and that person's agent.
- A medium through which power is exerted or an end is achieved.
- A department or other administrative unit of a government; also, the office or headquarters of, or the district administered by, such unit of government.
- (sociology, philosophy, psychology) The capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices.
noun
- an administrative unit of government
- (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
- the power or right to give orders or make decisions
- an authoritative written work
- freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
- official permission or approval
- an expert whose views are taken as definitive
- (uncountable) Official permission; authorisation to act in some capacity on behalf of a ruling entity.
- (countable) A government-owned agency that runs a revenue-generating activity for public benefit.
- (countable) A reliable, definitive source of information on a subject.
- (plural) Persons, regarded collectively, who occupy official positions of power; police or law enforcement.
- (uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; or a position having such power or right.
- (uncountable) Status as a trustworthy source of information, reputation for mastery or expertise; or claim to such status or reputation.
noun
- an administrative unit of government
- furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
- An administrative unit of government; office.
- An organization or office for collecting or providing information or news.
- (Northeastern US) A chest of drawers for clothes.
- (chiefly British) A desk, usually with a cover and compartments that are located above the level of the writing surface rather than underneath, and often used for storing papers.
- An office (room where clerical or professional duties are performed).
noun
- an administrative unit of government
- place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
- professional or clerical workers in an office
- the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
- (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power
- a job in an organization
- a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities
- (computing) A collection of business software typically including a word processor and spreadsheet and slideshow programs.
- A room, set of rooms, or building used for non-manual work, particularly:
- (figuratively, in large organizations) The administrative departments housed in such places, particularly:
- A position of responsibility.
- (Christianity) Any special liturgy, as the Office for the Dead or of the Virgin.
- (Christianity) The authorized form of ceremonial worship of a church.
- (Christianity) Last rites.
- (figuratively, slang) Inside information.
- A room, set of rooms, or building used for selling services or tickets to the public.
- (UK law, historical) Clipping of inquest of office:
- (Protestantism) Various prayers used with modification as a morning or evening service.
- A room, set of rooms, or building used for administration and bookkeeping.
- (Catholicism) The daily service of the breviary, the liturgy for each canonical hour, including psalms, collects, and lessons.
- (now usually in plural) A service, a kindness.
- (UK, Australia, usually capitalized, with clarifying modifier) A ministry or other department of government.
- A duty, particularly owing to one's position or station; a charge, trust, or role; (obsolete, rare) moral duty.
- (Christianity) A daily service without the eucharist.
- A particular place of business of a larger white-collar business.
- Official position, particularly high employment within government; tenure in such a position.
- (figuratively) The staff of such places.
- (chiefly US, medicine) A room, set of rooms, or building used for consultation and diagnosis, but not surgery or other major procedures.
- (Catholicism, usually capitalized) Short for Holy Office: the court of final appeal in cases of heresy.
- (religion) A ceremonial duty or service, particularly:
verb
noun
- (countable, government) A government under the direct or representative rule of the people of its jurisdiction.
- (countable) A state with a democratic system of government.
- (uncountable) Belief in political freedom and equality; the "spirit of democracy".
- (uncountable) Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives (representative democracy).
- a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
- the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
- the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group
noun
noun
noun
- (government) The practice of dividing legislative bodies into two chambers with complementary powers and limitations designed to provide checks and balances against one another.
- (psychology) Ambiguous misnomer for Julian Jaynes's theory of bicamerality, probably never used by Jaynes, rarely used in academic literature based on his work, but often found informally (compare bicameral mind and bicameral mentality)
noun
- A form of government, or the government in power, particularly an authoritarian or totalitarian one.
- A period of rule.
- A division of a Mafia crime family, led by a caporegime.
- A regulated system; a regimen.
- (hydrology) A set of characteristics.
- Mode of rule or management.
- the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
- (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)
noun
- (government) The name for a member of legislature in some countries.
- (historical) A member of the French Chamber of Deputies, formerly called Corps Législatif.
- (Ireland, often capitalized) A member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann.
- (US, law enforcement) a law enforcement officer who works for the county sheriff's office; a deputy sheriff or sheriff's deputy; the entry level rank in such an agency.
- A member of the French National Assembly.
- One appointed as the substitute of others, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office.
- (mining, historical) A person employed to install and remove props, brattices, etc. and to clear gas, for the safety of the miners.
- someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
- a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France)
- a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others
- an assistant with power to act when their superior is absent
verb
noun
- a political theory favoring the abolition of governments
- (rare) The state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body.
- A political and philosophical belief that all forms of government are undesirable, unnecessary, or unethical, and as such that society would function without a state.
- (by extension) A political and philosophical belief that proposes the establishment of a stateless society as well as the abolition of authority and hierarchy in most or all forms.
noun
- Any of several forms of government of federations.
- (Australia, Malaysia, Nigeria) The national governments of Australia, Malaysia, and Nigeria, in contrast to government at the state or territorial level.
- (US) The national government of the United States, in contrast to government at the state or local level.
- (Canada, Pakistan) The national governments of Canada and Pakistan, in contrast to government at the provincial or territorial level.
- a government with strong central powers
noun
- (government, countable) A self-governing country or region.
- (mechanics, uncountable) The capacity of a system to make a decision about its actions without the involvement of another system or operator.
- (uncountable) The right or condition of self-government; freedom to act or function independently.
- (philosophy, uncountable) The capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision.
- (Christianity, uncountable) The status of a church whose highest-ranking bishop is appointed by the patriarch of the mother church, but which is self-governing in all other respects. Compare autocephaly.
- immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence
- personal independence
adj
- (government) Of, having, or relating to two separate legislative chambers or houses.
- Being or having a system with two, often unequal, chambers or compartments; of, signifying, relating to, or being the product of such a two-chambered system.
- (psychology) Relating to the functions of the two cerebral hemispheres in the history of human beings ‘hearing’ the speech of gods or idols, according to Julian Jaynes's theory of the bicameral mind.
- (typography) Of a script or typeface: having two cases, upper case and lower case.
- consisting of two chambers
- composed of two legislative bodies
adj
- (government, of a system of government or administration) That concentrates power in a single body, rather than sharing it with more local bodies.
- (mathematics, linear algebra, mathematical analysis, of a matrix or operator) Whose inverse is equal to its adjoint.
- Having the quality of oneness.
- (mathematics, of an algebra) That contains an identity element.
- characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is held by one central authority
- of or pertaining to or involving the use of units
- relating to or characterized by or aiming toward unity
- having the indivisible character of a unit