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government noun

  /ˈɡaʊməɳʈ/ , /ˈɡɐvmɘnt/ , /ˈɡɐvɘ(n)mɘnt/ , /ˈɡɔ(r)məɳʈ/ , /ˈɡəvməɳʈ/ , /ˈɡəvə(r)(n)məɳʈ/ , /ˈɡəvɚ(n)mənt/ , /ˈɡʌvə(n)mənt/ , [ɡɐʋ~w.məɳʈ] , [ɡɔː(ɾ)məɳʈ]
  • The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
 hallitus, hallinto
  • The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.
 hallitus, valtiovalta
  • (uncountable) The management or control of a system.
 hallinta
  • The tenure of a head of government; the ministry or administration led by a specified individual.
 hallitus, toimikausi
  • (grammar, linguistics) The relationship between a word and its dependents.
 rektio

govern verb

  /ˈɡʌv.ən/ , /ˈɡʌv.ɚn/
  • (transitive) To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
  • (intransitive) To exercise political authority; to run a government.
 hallita
  • (transitive) To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.
 hallita, säätää
  • (transitive) To exercise a deciding or determining influence on.
  • (intransitive) To have or exercise a determining influence.
 määrätä
  • (transitive, grammar) To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word; sometimes used synonymously with collocate.
 vaatia

governance noun

  /ˈɡʌvənəns/ , /ˈɡʌvəɹnəns/
  • The specific system by which a political system is ruled.
 hallinto, hallintojärjestelmä
  • The process, or the power, of governing; government or administration.
 hallinto, hallitseminen, johtaminen, johto
  • The group of people who make up an administrative body.
 hallinto, johto
  • The state of being governed.
 hallittuus
government bond
obligaatio, valtion joukkovelkakirja
puppet government
nukkehallitus
government-in-exile
pakolaishallitus
shadow government
varjohallitus
caretaker government
toimitusministeristö
self-government
itsehallinto
local government
paikallishallinto
minority government
vähemmistöhallitus
central government
keskushallinto
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