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central government

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The national government of a country such as in India and in a unitary state, in contrast to the lower local government.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Across languages

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17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: কেন্দ্রীয় সরকার (kendriẏo śorkar) — highest level of government
  • Chinese Mandarin: 中央政府 (zhōngyāng zhèngfǔ) — highest level of government
  • Dutch: rijk — highest level of government
  • Dutch: rijksoverheid — highest level of government
  • Dutch: nationale overheid — highest level of government
  • Finnish: keskushallinto — highest level of government
  • French: administration centrale — highest level of government
  • Georgian: ცენტრალური მთავრობა (cenṭraluri mtavroba) — highest level of government
  • Georgian: ცენტრალური ხელისუფლება (cenṭraluri xelisupleba) — highest level of government
  • German: Zentralregierung — highest level of government
  • Indonesian: pemerintah pusat — highest level of government
  • Polish: rząd centralny — highest level of government
  • Portuguese: governo central — highest level of government
  • Spanish: gobierno central — highest level of government
  • Sranan Tongo: granlanti — highest level of government
  • Turkish: merkezî hükûmet — highest level of government
  • Vietnamese: chính phủ trung ương — highest level of government