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.
Governments on the WWW: Mexico - Links to websites of governmental institutions and political parties in Mexico. Page in English, listed sites entirely in Spanish.
Meta Description: [ Links to websites of governmental institutions and political parties in Mexico. ]
Elections in Mexico 2000 - Electoral analysis.
Meta Description: [ The elections in Mexico: Vicente Fox is the new president. The 71-year rule of the PRI ends ]
tion and the Ghost of Zapata: Mexico from 1959 to 1991 - Academic analysis of increasing potential for democratization among higher socio-economic status (SES) respondents, and consideration of an attitudinal change in fear of instability.