The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization. / (grammar, linguistics) The relationship between a word and its dependents.

plural of government

plural of governability

The ability to be governed.

present participle of govern

The act of governing

(transitive) To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in. / (intransitive) To exercise political authority; to run a government.

simple past tense and past participle of govern

Capable of being governed or subjected to authority; amenable to law or rule

The process, or the power, of governing; government or administration. / The specific system by which a political system is ruled. / The group of people who make up an administrative body.