Thesaurus results for GOVERNMENTS

governments

noun

plural of government

as in administrations

lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation) government by the people, for the people

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the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something a board involved in the government of the distribution of benefits to veterans

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Recent Examples of governments Much of those losses were uninsured, leaving the losses to be absorbed by governments, businesses, or households. — Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2026 The regional official also said security agencies from four regional countries were working to establish the co-pilot’s motives, aided by the United States and other Western governments. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 The regional official also said security agencies from four regional countries were working to establish the copilot’s motives, aided by the United States and other Western governments. — Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026 Lampooning authority is even common in autocratic societies where governments spend large sums of money suppressing speech. — Christopher Von Rueden, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2026 What happens when that same principle is applied to families, workplaces, corporations, healthcare systems, schools, financial institutions, social-media companies, and governments? — Wyles Daniel, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026 For years, mainstream media have parroted the language of their own governments, and that of lsrael, with little critical coverage of or challenge to the dominant political narrative in the West. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026 Almost 260 million people need assistance, including over 118 million forcibly displaced — a grim world record — while governments retreat from funding the response. — Jeannie Annan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 Around the world, however, governments are increasing their scrutiny of how goods move through supply chains. — Ed Ryan, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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Complaints about healthcare in Arizona’s prisons have spanned both Republican and Democratic administrations.

— Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
The process to assemble one of the country’s largest rails-to-trails corridors took about two decades, spanning four mayoral administrations.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of administrations

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Most managements feel that the — on the price of their shares — that the higher, the better.

— Alex Crippen, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2026
These are different eras, and the respective managements are no longer the same, but something about this feels off.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026

Definition of managements

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Its rules about transfers and conference membership seem arbitrary and deferential to the Southeastern and Big Ten conferences, college football's most influential.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
The proposal arrived as California works through a broader overhaul of recycling rules.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of rules

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The department’s deputy superintendent of operations, Abel Guillén, sent an email to staff last Friday that one live bedbug and five dead ones were found in room 3506.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
The opening comes more than three years after Toyota announced plans to invest nearly $50 million in the facility at its Michigan research and development operations.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of operations

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Despite the many obstacles to deployment, the technology is already bringing autocratic regimes the upsides of cheaper surveillance, smarter censorship, and fewer human subordinates to fear and distrust.

— Seva Gunitsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026
But the right approach depends on a range of factors, including the type of shares, the timing of the gift, applicable tax regimes and the structures used to receive the donation.

— Joe Crome, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of regimes

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Some like Indiana and Delaware have already passed various versions of price controls.

— Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Tel Aviv — The co-pilot accused of attacking his colleague on board the Flydubai flight to Israel and trying to seize the controls probably acted alone, Israeli sources told CNN.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of controls

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Some jurisdictions have implemented paid holidays from work while political campaigns increasingly offer rides to the polls.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
In many jurisdictions, such as Egypt and Mozambique, sovereign debt distress or the risk of it leaves little fiscal room for other government spending.

— Jared Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026

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