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| Main Entry: | government |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | management, administration |
| Synonyms: | Uncle Sam*, authority, bureaucracy, command, control, direction, domination, dominion, empire, execution, executive, guidance, influence, jurisdiction, law, ministry, patronage, politics, power, predominance, regency, regime, regimentation, regulation, restraint, rule, sovereignty, state, superiority, supervision, supremacy, sway, union, Washington, governance, political practice, polity, powers-that-be, presidency, statecraft, superintendence, the feds |
| Antonyms: | anarchy, chaos, coup, insurrection, lawlessness, mutiny, revolt, revolution |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bureaucracy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | system which controls organization |
| Synonyms: | administration, authority, city hall*, government, management, ministry, red tape*, beadledom, civil service, directorate, officialdom, officials, powers that be, regulatory commission, the Establishment, the system |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | confederacy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | coalition |
| Synonyms: | alliance, bond, compact, conspiracy, covenant, federation, government, league, organization, union, anschluss, confederation |
| Main Entry: | congress |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | delegation of representatives |
| Synonyms: | assembly, association, caucus, chamber, club, committee, conclave, conference, convention, convocation, council, government, guild, league, legislature, meeting, order, parliament, society, union, delegates, legislative body, senate, the Hill, the house |
| Main Entry: | control |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | command, mastery |
| Synonyms: | ascendancy, authority, bridle, charge, check, clout, containment, curb, determination, direction, discipline, domination, dominion, driver's seat, force, government, guidance, inside track, juice, jurisdiction, limitation, management, manipulation, might, oversight, predomination, qualification, regimentation, regulation, restraint, restriction, ropes, rule, strings, subjection, subordination, superintendence, supervision, supremacy, sway, upper hand*, weight, wire pulling |
| Antonyms: | helplessness, powerlessness, relinquishment, renouncement, weakness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dominance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | supremacy |
| Synonyms: | ascendancy, authority, command, control, domination, dominion, government, influence, power, preponderance, rule, sovereignty, sway, upper hand, paramountcy, preeminence, prepotence, prepotency, whip hand |
| Antonyms: | modesty, subordination, weakness |
| Main Entry: | dominion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | area of rule; authority |
| Synonyms: | ascendancy, authorization, bailiwick, command, commission, control, country, district, domain, dominance, domination, empire, field, government, jurisdiction, management, power, prerogative, privilege, property, province, realm, regency, regiment, regimentation, region, reign, rule, seniority, sovereignty, sphere, state, supremacy, sway, terrain, territory, turf, walk, demesne, enclave, preeminence, prepotence, prepotency, stomping grounds |
| Antonyms: | outside |
| Main Entry: | dynasty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | area of rule |
| Synonyms: | ascendancy, dominion, empire, government, house, regime, sovereignty, sway, absolutism |
| Main Entry: | empire |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place ruled by sovereign; rule |
| Synonyms: | authority, command, commonwealth, control, domain, dominion, federation, government, people, power, realm, sovereignty, supremacy, sway, union |
| Main Entry: | executive |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who manages an organization |
| Synonyms: | VIP*, administration, administrator, big wheel*, boss, brass, businessperson, chief, commander, director, entrepreneur, government, governor, head, hierarchy, industrialist, leader, leadership, management, manager, officer, official, skipper*, supervisor, tycoon, CEO, CO, directorate, exec, head honcho, head person, heavyweight, higher-up, key player, top brass |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | guidance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | counseling |
| Synonyms: | advice, auspices, conduct, control, conveyance, direction, government, help, instruction, intelligence, leadership, management, navigation, supervision, teaching, conduction |
| Main Entry: | politics |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | art and science of administration of government |
| Synonyms: | electioneering, foreign affairs, government, jungle*, legislature, political science, zoo, affairs of state, backroom, campaigning, civics, domestic affairs, government policy, hat in the ring, internal affairs, matters of state, polity, smoke-filled room, statecraft, stateship |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | red tape |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bureaucratic rules |
| Synonyms: | City Hall, authority, bureaucracy, city hall*, government, management, bureaucratic paperwork, official forms, official procedures, officialdom, officialism, paper shuffling, powers that be, proper channels, regulatory commission, the Establishment, the system |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | regime |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leadership of organization |
| Synonyms: | administration, dynasty, establishment, government, management, pecking order*, reign, rule, system, tenure, incumbency |
| Notes: | a regime is the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; a regiment is an army unit smaller than a division |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sway |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strong influence |
| Synonyms: | authority, clout, command, control, dominion, empire, expanse, government, jurisdiction, mastery, might, power, predominance, range, reach, regime, reign, rule, run, scope, sovereignty, spread, stretch, sweep, amplitude |
| Main Entry: | political science |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | political philosophy |
| Synonyms: | government, politics, art of the possible, civics, governance, poli-sci, political theory, realpolitik, statesmanship |
| Main Entry: | social studies |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | school subject about society |
| Synonyms: | geography, government, history, civics, sociology |
| Main Entry: | administration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | management of an organization or effort |
| Synonyms: | agency, application, authority, charge, command, conduct, control, direction, dispensation, disposition, distribution, enforcement, execution, governing, government, guidance, handling, jurisdiction, legislation, order, organization, oversight, performance, policy, power, provision, regulation, rule, running, strategy, supervision, surveillance, administering, conducting, directing, overseeing, superintendence |
| Main Entry: | authority |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | power, control |
| Synonyms: | ascendancy, authorization, beef*, charge, clout*, command, credit, domination, dominion, edge, esteem, force, goods*, government, guts*, influence, juice*, jump, jurisdiction, license, mastery, might, permission, permit, pizzazz*, prerogative, prestige, punch, right, rule, say, steam, strength, stuff*, supremacy, sway, upper hand*, warrant, weight, word, zap*, leg up, might and main, pow, powerhouse, ropes, say-so, strong arm, what it takes, whip hand |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | direction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | management |
| Synonyms: | administration, charge, command, control, government, guidance, leadership, order, oversight, supervision, superintendence |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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