gouvernement

Definitions of gouvernement
  1. noun
    a government with strong central powers
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    type of:
    administration, autorités
    the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
  2. noun
    the act of governing; exercising authority
    synonyms: autorités
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    mauvaise gestion
    government that is inefficient or dishonest
    legislation
    the act of making or enacting laws
    décret, promulgation
    the passing of a law by a legislative body
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    contrôle social
    control exerted (actively or passively) by group action
  3. noun
    the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
    synonyms: administration
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    exécutif
    persons who administer the law
    magistrature, pouvoir judiciaire
    persons who administer justice
    administration, bureaucratie
    people elected or appointed to administer a government
    gestion, gestion de l'entreprise
    those in charge of running a business
    bureaucratie
    nonelective government officials
    type of:
    corps
    a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
  4. noun
    the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state
    synonyms: état
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    Etat providence
    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.
    type of:
    administration, autorités
    the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
  5. noun
    the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
    synonyms: administration, autorités
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    types:
    autorités municipales
    the government of a local area
    état
    the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state
    Etat providence
    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.
    type of:
    état
    a politically organized unit
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