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- Subclass of
- governing body
- Has part
- judiciary
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Article
25 sectionsContents
- Definitions and etymology
- History
- Earliest governments
- Modern governments
- Political science
- Classification
- Social-political ambiguity
- Measurement of governing
- Forms
- Modern basic political systems
- Autocracy
- Aristocracy
- Democracy
- Republics
- Federalism
- Branches
- Party system
- Maps
- Public administration
- Public policy
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state.
In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a means by which organizational policies are enforced, as well as a mechanism for determining policy. In many countries, the government has a kind of constitution, a statement of its governing principles and philosophy.