Meanings
nouncentral government (countable and uncountable, plural central governments)
plural central governments
- countableuncountableThe national government of a country such as in India and in a unitary state, in contrast to the lower local government.
Translations
Bengali কেন্দ্রীয় সরকার
- কেন্দ্রীয় সরকার (kendriẏo śorkar)highest level of government
Chinese Mandarin 中央政府
- 中央政府 (zhōngyāng zhèngfǔ)highest level of government
Dutch rijk, rijksoverheid
- rijkhighest level of government
- rijksoverheidhighest level of government
- nationale overheidhighest level of government
Finnish keskushallinto
- keskushallintohighest level of government
French administration centrale
- administration centralehighest level of government
German Zentralregierung
- Zentralregierunghighest level of government
Indonesian pemerintah pusat
- pemerintah pusathighest level of government
Polish rząd centralny
- rząd centralnyhighest level of government
Portuguese governo central
- governo centralhighest level of government
Spanish gobierno central
- gobierno centralhighest level of government
Turkish merkezî hükûmet
- merkezî hükûmethighest level of government
Vietnamese chính phủ trung ương
- chính phủ trung ươnghighest level of government
Cite this entry
APA
central government. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/central%20government
MLA
“central government.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/central%20government. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “central government,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/central%20government.
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