government activity

Other forms: government activities

Definitions of government activity
  1. noun
    the act of governing; exercising authority
    synonyms: administration, governance, governing, government
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    misgovernment, misrule
    government that is inefficient or dishonest
    lawmaking, legislating, legislation
    the act of making or enacting laws
    trust busting
    (law) government activities seeking to dissolve corporate trusts and monopolies (especially under the United States antitrust laws)
    criminalisation, criminalization
    legislation that makes something illegal
    decriminalisation, decriminalization
    legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal
    enactment, passage
    the passing of a law by a legislative body
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    social control
    control exerted (actively or passively) by group action
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