The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting…
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Executive government, Public administration, Government public administration.
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the act of making or enacting laws
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Exercise of authority; control; government; arrangement.
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Executive government, Public administration, Government public administration.of Govern
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Executive government, Public administration, Government public administration.The act of governing; the exercise of authority; the administration of laws; control; direction; regulation; as, civil, church, or fam…
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Executive government, Public administration, Government public administration.the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of gover…
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Executive government, Public administration, Government public administration.of Legislate
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Executive government, Public administration, Government public administration.The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws; the laws enacted.
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Executive government, Public administration, Government public administration.Bad government; want of government.
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Executive government, Public administration, Government public administration.To rule badly; to misgovern.
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Executive government, Public administration, Government public administration.(law) government activities seeking to dissolve corporate trusts and monopolies (especially under the United States antitrust laws)
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Executive government, Public administration, Government public administration.The faculty of acting or of exerting power; the state of being in action; action; instrumentality.
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Executive government, Public administration.Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisd…
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Executive government, Public administration.Originally, a desk or writing table with drawers for papers.
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Executive government, Public administration.an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tenn…
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Executive government, Public administration.an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tenn…
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Executive government, Public administration.That which a person does, either voluntarily or by appointment, for, or with reference to, others; customary duty, or a duty that aris…
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Executive government, Public administration.The three-toed sloth (Bradypus tridactylus) of South America. See Sloth.
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Executive government, Public administration.A collection or body of men armed for war, esp. one organized in companies, battalions, regiments, brigades, and divisions, under prop…
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a legal document that creates a corporation; it is filed with a state by the founders of a corporation and is governed by the laws of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: making, enacting, laws.Like ink; suitable for making ink. Sulphate of iron (copperas, green vitriol) is called atramentarious, as being used in making ink.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: making, enacting, laws.The body of legal principles established in decisions made by courts.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: making, enacting, laws.(law) any monopoly or contract or combination or conspiracy intended to restrain commerce (which are illegal according to antitrust la…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: making, enacting, laws.Law developed through judicial decisions and precedent rather than only through legislation.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: making, enacting, laws.A collection of maritime laws of disputed origin, supposed to have been first published at Barcelona early in the 14th century. It has…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: making, enacting, laws.The act or process of constituting; the action of enacting, establishing, or appointing; enactment; establishment; formation.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: making, enacting, laws.Making declaration, explanation, or exhibition; making clear or manifest; affirmative; expressive; as, a clause declaratory of the wil…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: making, enacting, laws.Making divine; producing a likeness to God; god-making.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: making, enacting, laws.the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: making, enacting, laws.To distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or application; as, to digest th…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: making, enacting, laws.Not to obey; to neglect or refuse to obey (a superior or his commands, the laws, etc.); to transgress the commands of (one in authorit…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: making, enacting, laws.The act of forging metal into shape.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: making, enacting, laws.Habitual diligence in any employment or pursuit, either bodily or mental; steady attention to business; assiduity; -- opposed to sloth…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: making, enacting, laws.The act of introducing, or bringing to notice.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: making, enacting, laws.The legal power, right, or authority of a particular court to hear and determine causes, to try criminals, or to execute justice; judi…
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