government's
Belonging to authorities
Government's is the possessive form of government, indicating something belonging to or associated with a governing body: the government's response to the crisis, government's role in regulating markets.
It attributes policies, actions, resources, or responsibilities to a particular administration or state apparatus.
Plan for spending
- fundsAvailable financial resources
- spendingOutlaying of funds
- expenditureMoney paid out
- coffersFunds or treasury
treasury · revenue · allocation · subsidies · grants · assets · reserves · finances
Adopted courses of action
- decisionsConclusions reached after consideration
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
- mandatesAuthoritative commands or requirements
- directivesFormal commands or instructions
decrees · jurisdiction · powers · oversight · enforcement · legislation · rulings · sanctions
State of being see-through
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- scandalsPublicized shameful acts
- failuresUnsuccessful attempts or outcomes
- mismanagementIncompetent handling of responsibilities
incompetence · neglect · secrecy · cover-ups · abuses · wrongdoing · misconduct · accountability
Members of a nation
- peopleHumans as a group
- constituentsParts of a whole
- taxpayersThose who owe the state
- residentsPeople living somewhere
subjects · electorate · public · voters · stakeholders · communities · populace · nationals
budget
Plan for spending
- fundsAvailable financial resources
- spendingOutlaying of funds
- expenditureMoney paid out
coffers · treasury · revenue · allocation · subsidies · grants · assets · reserves · finances · debt
policies
Adopted courses of action
- decisionsConclusions reached after consideration
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
- mandatesAuthoritative commands or requirements
directives · decrees · jurisdiction · powers · oversight · enforcement · legislation · rulings · sanctions · control
transparency
State of being see-through
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- scandalsPublicized shameful acts
- failuresUnsuccessful attempts or outcomes
mismanagement · incompetence · neglect · secrecy · cover-ups · abuses · wrongdoing · misconduct · accountability · oversight
citizens
Members of a nation
- peopleHumans as a group
- constituentsParts of a whole
- taxpayersThose who owe the state
residents · subjects · electorate · public · voters · stakeholders · communities · populace · nationals · beneficiaries
position
Location or stance
view · policy · reaction · statement · announcement · commitment · pledge · strategy · handling · treatment
government'sprivate
Restricted to certain parties
privately held · individual's · citizen's · corporate · personal
government'sindividual's
Belonging to one entity
citizen's · nongovernmental · grassroots · community's · industry's
- close enough for government workSarcastically acceptable quality
- government shutdownsCessation of federal operations
- government jobsCareers within state agencies
- government payrollState employees' compensation roster
- federal governmentCentralized national ruling body
- transitional governmentTemporary authority between regimes
government, governments, governmental, intergovernmental, nongovernmental, antigovernment, self-government, governmentally, governmentese