govern'mentally

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government (ˈɡʌvənmənt, ˈɡʌvəmənt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the exercise of political authority over the actions, affairs, etc, of a political unit, people, etc, as well as the performance of certain functions for this unit or body; the action of governing; political rule and administration
2.  the system or form by which a community, etc, is ruled: tyrannical government
3.  a.  the executive policy-making body of a political unit, community, etc; ministry or administration: yesterday we got a new government
 b.  (capital when of a specific country): the British Government
4.  a.  the state and its administration: blame it on the government
 b.  (as modifier): a government agency
5.  regulation; direction
6.  grammar the determination of the form of one word by another word
 
governmental
 
adj
 
govern'mentally
 
adv

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