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government (s) (noun), governments (pl)
1. A group of people who have the power to make and enforce laws for a country or area: The German government has its seat of residence in Berlin.
2. A state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power: The U.S. government should always follow the Constitution of the United States.
3. The control and administration of public policy in a political unit: The population was angry at the government in their town that implemented unfair economic policies.
4. The administration or management of an organization, business, or institution: The employees were dissatisfied with the present government of their firm.
Two characteristics of government are that it cannot do anything quickly, and that it never knows when to quit.
—Jeremy Thorpe
The trouble with this country is that there are too many politicians who believe, with a conviction based on experience, that you can fool all of the people all of the time.
—Franklin P. Adams, 1881-1960, American journalist
In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other.
—Voltaire, 1694-1778, French satirist
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