Phrase guide

branch of government

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A part of a whole governing body which is assigned specific powers; examples include the legislature, the judiciary, the executive, the military, and, in non-secular states, the church.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 政府部門 /政府部门 (zhèngfǔ bùmén) — part of a governing body
  • Finnish: vallan haara — part of a governing body
  • Georgian: ხელისუფლების შტო (xelisuplebis šṭo) — part of a governing body
  • Kazakh: билік тармағы (bilık tarmağy) — part of a governing body
  • Portuguese: ramo do governo — part of a governing body