Government synonyms | Best 95 synonyms for government

authority

Power assigned to another; authorization:

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administration

The act of administering; management; specif., the management of governmental or institutional affairs

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direction

(Theater) The director's plan for achieving certain effects, as of acting, lighting, etc.

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polity

The form of government of a nation, state, church, or organization.

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house

(US) The House of Representatives, "the House".

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rule

Government; reign; control

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equity

(Law) Resort to general principles of fairness and justice whenever existing law is inadequate

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political-science

The analytical study of public policy and policies, past, present, and prospective.

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legislature

An officially elected or otherwise selected body of people vested with the responsibility and power to make laws for a political unit, such as a state or nation.

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command

The right or authority to order, control or dispose of; the right to be obeyed or to compel obedience.

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superiority

The state of being superior

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congress

The legislature of the U.S., consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives

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anarchy (antonym)

(Uncountable) Anarchism; the political theory that a community is best organized by the voluntary cooperation of individuals, rather than by a government, which is regarded as being coercive by nature.

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subjection (antonym)

The state of being subjected.

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supremacy

Power over all others.

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lawlessness (antonym)

Defiance of the law; outlawry

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dominion

A territory or sphere of influence or control; a realm.

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mutiny (antonym)

Open rebellion against constituted authority, especially rebellion of sailors against superior officers.

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federal-government (related)

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hegemony

The predominance of one state or social group over others.

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coup (antonym)

Among certain Native American peoples, a feat of bravery performed in battle, especially the touching of an enemy's body without causing injury.

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sway

Rule; dominion; control.

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prerogative

A right, or power that is exclusive to a monarch etc, especially such a power to make a decision or judgement.

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predominance

The condition or state of being predominant; ascendancy, domination, preeminence or preponderance

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chaos (antonym)

(Mathematics) A dynamical system that has a sensitive dependence on its initial conditions.

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revolution (antonym)

The definition of a revolution is the movement of one object around a center or another object, a forceful overthrow of a government by the people or any sudden or grand change.

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authorities

Plural form of authority

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jurisdiction

The extent of authority or control:

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sovereignty

A territory existing as an independent state.

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power

A person or thing having great influence, force, or authority

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management

The person or persons who control or direct a business or other enterprise.

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authorization

Legal power or right; sanction

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patronage

The distribution of offices or other favors through this power

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mastery

The act or process of mastering; the state of having mastered; expertise.

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magistracy

The collective body of magistrates.

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domination

A dominating or being dominated; rule; control; ascendancy

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preponderance

Superiority in importance, influence, or weight.

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ascendancy

The process or period of one's ascent

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influence

(Astrol.) The flowing of an ethereal fluid or power from the stars, affecting people's character and actions

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presidency

The office or function of president

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regimentation

The act of regimenting.

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state

A specific kind of government:

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statecraft

Statesmanship

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political practice

The process of governing

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governmental procedure

The process of governing

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assembly

(Computing) In Microsoft .NET, a building block of an application, similar to a DLL, but containing both executable code and information normally found in a DLL's type library. The type library information in an assembly, called a manifest, describes public functions, data, classes, and version information.

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executive power

The instrument of governing

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regime

A social system or order

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supreme authority

The instrument of governing

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ministry

Ministers of religion collectively; clergy

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party

A gathering of acquaintances so that one of them may offer items for sale to the rest of them.

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council

(--- Brit.) The administrative body of a county, town, city, district, etc.

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parliament

(Historical) Parliament cake; a type of gingerbread.

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senate

(Canada) The Senate of Canada; the upper house of the Canadian parliament; "the Senate".

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department of justice

The instrument of governing

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soviet

Any of the various governing councils that performed executive and legislative functions in the Soviet Union: in structure the soviets formed a pyramid, with the village and town soviets as its base and the as its apex

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diet

A formal general assembly of the princes or estates of the Holy Roman Empire.

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synod

A district governed or represented by a Protestant synod

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convocation

An assembly or meeting.

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convention

A formal deliberative assembly of mandated delegates