A government is a body that has the authority to make and the power to enforce laws within a civil, corporate, religious, academic, or other organization or group. In its broadest sense, "to govern" means to administer or supervise, whether over a state, a set group of people, or a collection of assets.
The word government is derived from the Greek Κυβερνήτης (kyvernites), which means "steersman", "governor", "pilot" or "rudder".
Typically, "the government" refers to the executive function. In many countries (particularly those having parliamentary systems), the Government refers to the executive branch of government or a specifically named executive, i.e. the Blair Government (compare to the administration as in the Clinton administration in U.S. usage). The Welsh Assembly Government is the name of the executive branch of Wales, and Scottish Government is the unofficial term to describe the Scottish Executive. In countries using the Westminster system, the party in government will also usually control the legislature.
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Banque du Liban - The Lebanese central bank and monetary authority, with control over bank supervision and regulation. Features daily and weekly rates, information about financial markets, publications, economic data, laws and circulars.
CIA - Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Lebanon - List of government officials and their titles, updated weekly. Also includes the head of the central bank, ambassadors to the United States and Permanent Representatives to the UN, New York.
ICL - Lebanon Index - Complete copies and links to the country's Constitution, along with related background, history and events, provided by International Constitutional Law.
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Midclear - Performs clearing and settlement of Lebanese securities.
Office of the Minister of State for Administrative Reform - OMSAR - Projects, policies, workshop dates, newsletter archive, and mission statement included.
The Lebanese Constitution - Includes the integral text.
US Law Library of Congress - Lebanon - Annotated compendium of online sources providing access to primary documents, legal commentary and general government information about specific jurisdictions and topics.
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Wikipedia - Emile Lahoud - Hyperlinked encyclopedia article about the President of Lebanon.
World Legal Information Institute - Lebanon - Catalog and search facilities for over 500 databases from 55 countries including case-law, legislation, treaties, law reform reports, law journals, and other materials.
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