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government vs empire

empire vs government

government and empire both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
government Yes No No No
empire Yes No No No
As nouns, empire is a hyponym of government; that is, empire is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than government:
  • government: the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
  • empire: a group of countries under a single authority
Other hyponyms of government include authoritarian regime, authoritarian state, bureaucracy, ancien regime, court, royal court, Downing Street, federal government, government-in-exile, local government, military government, stratocracy, palace, papacy, pontificate, pupet regime, puppet government, puppet state, state, state government, totalitarian state, totalitation regime.
government (noun) empire (noun)
the act of governing; exercising authority a monarchy with an emperor as head of state
(government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed a group of countries under a single authority
the study of government of states and other political units a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
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