Phrase guide

form of government

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The system by which a state or community is controlled, as for decision-making or choice of rulers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: political-science, social-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the members of a social organization who are in power

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: political system

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: social group

Narrower terms: autocracy, autarchy, constitutionalism, democracy, republic, commonwealth, diarchy, dyarchy, gerontocracy, gynecocracy, gynarchy, hegemony, mobocracy, ochlocracy, oligarchy, plutocracy, technocracy, theocracy

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Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 政體 /政体 (zhèngtǐ) — system
  • Finnish: valtiojärjestys — system
  • Finnish: valtiomuoto — system
  • French: régime politique — system
  • Greek: πολίτευμα (polítevma) — system
  • Indonesian: bentuk pemerintahan — system
  • Italian: forma di governo — system
  • Malay: bentuk kerajaan — system
  • Romanian: formă de guvernământ — system
  • Swedish: statsskick — system