government, übersetzung im Collins English Cobuild & Thesaurus Wörterbuch

government (governments plural )

1 n-count-coll The government of a country is the group of people who are responsible for governing it.
The Government has insisted that confidence is needed before the economy can improve.

2 n-uncount Government consists of the activities, methods, and principles involved in governing a country or other political unit.
The first four years of government were completely disastrous.

local government (local governments plural )

1 n-uncount Local government is the system of electing representatives to be responsible for the administration of public services and facilities in a particular area.

2 n-count A local government is the same as a local authority.
(AM)

national government (national governments plural )A national government is a government with members from more than one political party, especially one that is formed during a crisis.
(mainly BRIT) n-count

self-government
Self-government is government of a country or region by its own people rather than by others. n-uncount