(treated as sing. or pl) the body of people that governs a state, nation, or other political unit
the act or process of governing
the direction and supervision of public affairs
local government
the political function of policy-making
the office, authority, or function of a governing body
the form or system of rule by which a political unit is governed
the governing of a word in grammar
governmental /guv(ə)nʹmentl/ adj
governmentally /guv(ə)nʹmentəli/ adv