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state vs government

government vs state

state and government both are nouns.

state is a verb but government is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
state Yes No Yes No
government Yes No No No
As nouns, government is a hypernym of state; that is, government is a word with a broader meaning than state:
  • state: the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state
  • government: the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
Other hypernyms of state include authorities, regime.
state (noun) government (noun)
the way something is with respect to its main attributes the act of governing; exercising authority
a politically organized body of people under a single government (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed
the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state the study of government of states and other political units
the territory occupied by a nation the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
a state of depression or agitation
(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)
state (verb) government (verb)
express in words
put before
indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.
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