English | Portuguese |
---|---|
government [governments] (body with the power to make and/or enforce laws) noun [UK: ˈɡʌ.vən.mənt] [US: ˈɡʌ.vər.mənt] | governonoun |
government [governments] (grammar: relationship between a word and its dependents) noun [UK: ˈɡʌ.vən.mənt] [US: ˈɡʌ.vər.mənt] | regêncianoun |
government [governments] (management or control of a system) noun [UK: ˈɡʌ.vən.mənt] [US: ˈɡʌ.vər.mənt] | controlenoun |
government bond (bond issued by a national government) noun | título públiconoun |
governmental (relating to a government) adjective [UK: ˌɡʌv.n̩.ˈmen.tl̩] [US: ˌɡʌ.vərn.ˈmen.tl̩] | governamentaladjective |
antigovernment (opposed to a government currently in power) adjective [UK: ˌæn.ti.ˈɡə.vərmənt] [US: ˌæn.ti.ˈɡə.vər.mənt] | antigovernamentaladjective antigovernoadjective |
branch of government (part of a governing body) noun | ramo do governonoun |
central government (highest level of government in a unitary state) noun | governo centralnoun |
eGovernment (use of information technologies in government) noun | governo eletrôniconoun |
federal government (general term for a federal government) noun | governo federalnoun |
head of government (chief officer of the executive branch of a government) noun [UK: hed əv ˈɡʌ.vən.mənt] [US: ˈhed əv ˈɡʌ.vər.mənt] | chefe de governonoun |
intergovernmental (of, relating to, or involving two or more governments) adjective [UK: ˌɪn.tə.ˌɡʌ.vən.ˈmen.tl̩] [US: ˌɪn.tər.ˌɡə.vərn.ˈmen.tl̩] | intergovernamentaladjective |
non-governmental organization [non-governmental organizations] (organization with no government participation) noun [UK: nɒn ˌɡʌv.n̩.ˈmen.tl̩ ˌɔː.ɡə.naɪ.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˈnɑːn ˌɡʌ.vərn.ˈmen.tl̩ ˌɔːr.ɡə.nə.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩] | |
puppet government (government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power) noun [UK: ˈpʌ.pɪt ˈɡʌ.vən.mənt] [US: ˈpʌ.pət ˈɡʌ.vər.mənt] | governo fantochenoun |
seat of government (the centre of authority to govern) noun | sede do governonoun |
shadow government (government-in-waiting that is prepared to take control) noun | governo sombranoun |