gobierno

Definitions of gobierno
  1. noun
    the office of governor
    synonyms: alcaidía, intendencia
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    cargo, puesto
    a job in an organization
  2. noun
    the activity of managing or exerting control over something
    synonyms: amortecimiento, doma
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    imperialismo
    any instance of aggressive extension of authority
    posesión, propiedad, tenencia
    the act of having and controlling property
    asimiento
    the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
    dirección, entrepuente
    the act of steering a ship
    dirección, guiado, orientación
    the act of setting and holding a course
    autodisciplina
    the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses
    automoción, automovilismo
    the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
    indexación, indización
    a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation
    atadura, cortapisa, limitación, restricción
    an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
    agarro, presa
    the act of grasping
    pilotaje
    the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
    abstinencia
    act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
    brida, freno
    the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
    inmovilización
    the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement
    arresto
    the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
    contención
    the act of containing; keeping something from spreading
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    actividad
    any specific behavior
  3. noun
    the act of setting and holding a course
    synonyms: dirección, guiado, orientación
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    automoción, automovilismo
    the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
    pilotaje
    the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
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    amortecimiento, doma
    the activity of managing or exerting control over something
  4. noun
    the act of governing; exercising authority
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    desgobierno
    government that is inefficient or dishonest
    legislación
    the act of making or enacting laws
  5. noun
    shrewd or crafty management of public affairs
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    administración, disposición, regulación
    a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)
  6. noun
    a message describing how something is to be done
    synonyms: dirección, instrucción, orientación
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    destino, dirección
    written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
    fórmula, receta
    directions for making something
    acotación
    an instruction written as part of the script of a play
    estatuto, ley municipal, reglamento
    a rule adopted by an organization in order to regulate its own affairs and the behavior of its members
    precepto, principio
    rule of personal conduct
    mandato
    an authoritative rule
    decreto, establecimiento, ordenamiento, ordenanza
    an authoritative rule
    etiqueta, protocolo
    rules governing socially acceptable behavior
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    contenido, mensaje
    what a communication that is about something is about
  7. noun
    the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
    synonyms: autoridad, fuerza, mando, régimen
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    capitolio
    the federal government of the United States
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    imperio
    a group of countries under a single authority
    papado, pontificado
    the government of the Roman Catholic Church
    estado
    the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state
    estado del bienestar
    a government that undertakes responsibility for the welfare of its citizens through programs in public health and public housing and pensions and unemployment compensation etc.
    ayuntamiento
    the government of a municipality
    Estados Unidos
    the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States
  8. noun
    the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
    synonyms: administración, gerencia
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    ejecutivo
    persons who administer the law
    judicatura
    persons who administer justice
    oficialidad
    people elected or appointed to administer a government
    directivo, gestión
    those in charge of running a business
    administración pública, funcionariado
    government workers; usually hired on the basis of competitive examinations
    burocracia, expedienteo, funcionariado, papeleo
    nonelective government officials
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    asociación, comunidad, corporación, cuerpo
    a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
  9. noun
    the act of controlling or directing according to rule
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    indexación, indización
    a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation
    atadura, cortapisa, limitación, restricción
    an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
    coordinación
    the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation
    medidas drásticas
    sudden restriction on an activity
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    amortecimiento, doma
    the activity of managing or exerting control over something
  10. noun
    (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed
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    sistema
    a complex of methods or rules governing behavior
  11. noun
    a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
    synonyms: arreglo, regla
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    atadura, cortapisa, limitación, restricción
    a principle that limits the extent of something
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    concepto
    an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
  12. noun
    the study of government of states and other political units
    synonyms: ciencias políticas, política
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    geopolítica
    the study of the effects of economic geography on the powers of the state
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    ciencias sociales
    the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society
  13. noun
    an authoritative rule
    synonyms: decreto, establecimiento, ordenamiento, ordenanza
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