government
nounUK /ˈɡʌvənmənt/
US /ˈɡʌvərnmənt/
The group of people who make rules and take care of a country or city.
The government built a new school for the children.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The system or way a country is ruled.
The country changed its government after the war.
3. The act of controlling or managing something.
The government of the company was left to the manager.
4. The time during which a particular leader or party is in power.
Many new roads were built during that government.