Definition of governments

"governments" in the noun sense

1. government, authorities, regime

the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

"the government reduced taxes"

"the matter was referred to higher authorities"

2. government, governing, governance, government activity, administration

the act of governing exercising authority

"regulations for the governing of state prisons"

"he had considerable experience of government"

3. government

government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed

"tyrannical government"

4. politics, political science, government

the study of government of states and other political units

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Quotations for governments

All free governments are party governments. [ Garfield ]

Governments exist only for the good of the people. [ Macaulay ]

Governments exist to protect the rights of minorities. [ Wendell Phillips ]

Governments have their origin in the moral identity of men. [ Ralph Waldo Emerson ]

All governments are, to a certain extent, a treaty with the Devil. [ Jacobi ]

All free governments are managed by the combined wisdom and folly of the people. [ James A. Garfield ]

Faction and enthusiasm are the instruments by which popular governments are destroyed. [ Ames ]

There will be mistakes in divinity while men preach, and errors in governments while men govern. [ Sir Dudley Carlton ]

Institutions may crumble and governments fall, but it is only that they may renew a better youth. [ George Bancroft ]

As freedom is the only safeguard of governments, so are order and moderation generally necessary to preserve freedom. [ Macaulay ]

Governments exist to protect the rights of minorities. The loved and the rich need no protection, - they have many friends and few enemies. [ Wendell Phillips ]

It is on opinion only that government is founded; and this maxim extends to the most despotic and most military governments, as well as to the most free and most popular. [ Hume ]

governments in Scrabble®

The word governments is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters governments:

GOVERNMENTS
(162)
GOVERNMENTS
(162)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (22 words)

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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word governments

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In governments

GOVERNMENTS
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GOVERNMENTS
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governments in Words With Friends™

The word governments is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 22

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters governments:

GOVERNMENTS
(288)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (22 words)

emoters, envenom, estrone, genomes, governs, grovets, mentors, meronts, meteors, mongers, monster, negroes, overset, regents, remotes, removes, rennets, revotes, segment, tenners, vetoers, voteens

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word governments

GOVERNMENTS
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In governments

GOVERNMENTS
(288)
GOVERNMENTS
(252)
GOVERNMENTS
(252)
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Words within the letters of governments

2 letter words in governments (11 words)

8 letter words in governments (6 words)

9 letter words in governments (2 words)

10 letter words in governments (1 word)

11 letter words in governments (1 word)

governments + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence governments

Words that start with governments (1 word)

Words with governments in them (1 word)

Words that end with governments (2 words)

Word Growth involving governments

Shorter words in governments

go govern government

over govern government

en men government

me men government

Longer words containing governments

selfgovernments