1 : control and direction of public business (as of a city or a nation) The mayor makes decisions regarding the government of city departments. 2 : a system of control : an established form of political rule a democratic government. 3 : the people making up a governing body Their governments are committed to peace.
A government is a group of people that have the power to rule in a territory according to the law. Governments make laws, rules, and regulations, collect taxes and print money.
