A government is a body that has the authority to make and the power to enforce laws within a civil, corporate, religious, academic, or other organization or group. In its broadest sense, "to govern" means to administer or supervise, whether over a state, a set group of people, or a collection of assets.

The word government is derived from the Greek Κυβερνήτης (kyvernites), which means "steersman", "governor", "pilot" or "rudder".

Typically, "the government" refers to the executive function. In many countries (particularly those having parliamentary systems), the Government refers to the executive branch of government or a specifically named executive, i.e. the Blair Government (compare to the administration as in the Clinton administration in U.S. usage). The Welsh Assembly Government is the name of the executive branch of Wales, and Scottish Government is the unofficial term to describe the Scottish Executive. In countries using the Westminster system, the party in government will also usually control the legislature.

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The Illinois Commission on Governmental Forecasting and Accountability (COGFA) has issued a report on the fiscal... http://bit.ly/7AnIAI
SchaumburgIL (Villageof Schaumburg) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:22:50 -0000
The Illinois Commission on Governmental Forecasting and Accountability (COGFA) has issued a report on the fiscal... http://bit.ly/7AnIAI
I wonder if there are effective sustainable,non-governmental, non-profit library chains in the poorer regions of the world.
pjux (Siri Srinivas) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:09:00 -0000
I wonder if there are effective sustainable,non-governmental, non-profit library chains in the poorer regions of the world.
What's slower than the line at the post office when all kiosks and automated features are broken waiting on a governmental repair crew?
spcmemphis (craigwendel) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:25:23 -0000
What's slower than the line at the post office when all kiosks and automated features are broken waiting on a governmental repair crew?
.@vcbondoc Once a gain a foreign national demonstrates their COMPLETE lack of knowledge of our governmental structure. Congrats! #ocra #p2
TimOwensby (Tim Owensby) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:48:59 -0000
.@vcbondoc Once a gain a foreign national demonstrates their COMPLETE lack of knowledge of our governmental structure. Congrats! #ocra #p2
RT @jocarva: Reply to AN: Governmental rally was a masquerade http://bit.ly/6M4zxw #iranelection #cn4iran #reuters #news #cnn #bbc
tehranweekly (Maliheh) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:25:37 -0000
RT @jocarva: Reply to AN: Governmental rally was a masquerade http://bit.ly/6M4zxw #iranelection #cn4iran #reuters #news #cnn #bbc
Reply to AN: Governmental rally was a masquerade http://bit.ly/6M4zxw #iranelection #iran #reuters #news #cnn #bbc
jocarva (João Cunha) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:24:09 -0000
Reply to AN: Governmental rally was a masquerade http://bit.ly/6M4zxw #iranelection #iran #reuters #news #cnn #bbc

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