#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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