form of government

noun

The system by which a state or community is controlled, as for decision-making or choice of rulers.

Meanings

nounform of government (plural forms of government)

plural forms of government

  1. political scienceThe system by which a state or community is controlled, as for decision-making or choice of rulers.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe members of a social organization who are in power

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 政體 /政体
  • 政體 /政体 (zhèngtǐ)system
Finnish valtiojärjestys, valtiomuoto
  • valtiojärjestyssystem
  • valtiomuotosystem
French régime politique
  • régime politiquesystem
Greek πολίτευμα
  • πολίτευμα (polítevma)system
Indonesian bentuk pemerintahan
  • bentuk pemerintahansystem
Italian forma di governo
  • forma di governosystem
Malay bentuk kerajaan
  • bentuk kerajaansystem
Romanian formă de guvernământ
  • formă de guvernământsystem
Swedish statsskick
  • statsskicksystem
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APA

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Chicago

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