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Synonyms for government
The synonym for government recorded in this bank is administration, in the sense "the act of governing". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.
The synonym for government
- administrationnoun, in the sense "the act of governing"
A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for government.
the act of governing
He had considerable experience of government.
The true synonym
administration
Same sentence, swapped: He had considerable experience of administration.
Close but different
Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.
- politics
- authorities
- duty
Where government turns up in the game
government is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in one other puzzle, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzle where government is the trap
- dutynoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is responsibility, in the sense "the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force", with government sitting one tile away.
Play government
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so government reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because actions is the company government keeps.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. government carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.