#authorities__authoritie__government__regime  the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"
  supertype:  #polity.organization  a politically organized unit
  member:  #government_department  #legislature  #executive  #judiciary  #division.administrative_unit  #government_officials
  part:  #governance  #judicatory
  subtype:  #ancien_regime  a political and social system that no longer governs (especially the system that existed in France before the French Revolution)
  subtype:  #royal_court__royalcourt__court  the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state
     subtype:  #Court_of_Saint_James's  the British royal court
  subtype:  #Downing_Street  the British government
  subtype:  #empire.authorities  a group of countries under a single authority: "the British empire"
  subtype:  #federal_government__federalgovernment  a government with strong central powers
     subtype:  #United_States_government__United_States__U.S._government__U.S.  the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States
     instance:  #Capitol__Washington
  subtype:  #government-in-exile  a temporary government moved to or formed in a foreign land by exiles who hope to rule when their country is liberated
  subtype:  #local_government__localgovernment  the government of a local area
     subtype:  #municipal_government__municipalgovernment  the government of a municipality
        subtype:  #commission_plan__commissionplan  a municipal government that combines legislative and executive authority in the members of a commission
     subtype:  #town_meeting.local_government__townmeeting  government of a town by an assembly of the qualified voters
  subtype:  #palace.authorities  the governing group of a kingdom; "the palace issued an order binding on all subjects"
  subtype:  #papacy__pontificate  the government of the Roman Catholic Church
  subtype:  #state.authorities  the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; "the state has lowered its income tax"
     subtype:  #Soviets  the government (political and military) of the Soviet Union; "the Soviets said they wanted to increase trade with Europe"
     subtype:  #welfare_state__welfarestate  a government that undertakes responsibility for the welfare of its citizens through programs in public health and public housing and pensions and unemployment compensation etc.
  subtype:  #state_government__stategovernment  the government of a state in the United States

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