government

/ˈgə-vər(n)-mənt/

noun

  1. the body of persons that constitutes the governing authority of a political unit or organization: such as

  2. the officials comprising the governing body of a political unit and constituting the organization as an active agency

  3. the executive branch of the U.S. federal government

The government was slow to react to the crisis.

adjective

  1. opposed to or hostile toward governments or a particular government : opposing or resisting governmental policies and power

anti-government attitudes

noun

  1. government that is regarded as infringing upon the rights of individual citizens because of its extensive bureaucracy and intrusive regulations and policies

Big government, in the minds of many Americans, had become the problem, not the solution.