govt
Abbreviated ruling body
Govt is an abbreviation for government, used in informal writing, notes, and contexts where space is limited: govt officials, federal govt.
It appears in headlines, text messages, and casual correspondence but rarely in formal documents, where the full word is preferred.
National legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
- judiciaryLaw-interpreting government branch
executive · bureaucracy · ministry · council · capitol · administration · agency · department
Status as state member
- votingFormally registering a choice
- electorateEligible voting body
- referendumDirect vote on legislation
- electionOrganized public voting
ballot · constituency · suffrage · democracy · petition · representation · mandate · accountability
Divided governmental authority
- republicState with elected leaders
- democracyRule by the people
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- commonwealthState for public good
nation-state · monarchy · autocracy · theocracy · oligarchy · unitary · parliamentary · presidential
Supreme independent authority
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
enforcement · oversight · sanction · decree · directive · edict · proclamation · ratification
Regional administrative district
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- stateCondition or mode
- regionIndefinite bounded area
- countyLocal administrative division
municipality · district · prefecture · canton · governorate · oblast · borough · parish
parliament
National legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
judiciary · executive · bureaucracy · ministry · council · capitol · administration · agency · department · commission
citizenship
Status as state member
- votingFormally registering a choice
- electorateEligible voting body
- referendumDirect vote on legislation
election · ballot · constituency · suffrage · democracy · petition · representation · mandate · accountability · transparency
federal
Divided governmental authority
- republicState with elected leaders
- democracyRule by the people
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
commonwealth · nation-state · monarchy · autocracy · theocracy · oligarchy · unitary · parliamentary · presidential · constitutional
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
regulation · enforcement · oversight · sanction · decree · directive · edict · proclamation · ratification · compliance
province
Regional administrative district
county · municipality · district · prefecture · canton · governorate · oblast · borough · parish · commune
govtprivate sector
Economy outside government control
private enterprise · business · commerce · free market · free enterprise
govtanarchy
Disorder from absent authority
lawlessness · chaos · disorder · statelessness · failed state
govtindividual
One separate human being
individual liberty · personal freedom · citizen · the people · self-governance
- 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, governor, governing, governance, governors, governments, governmental, governable, nongovernmental