Word: government
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: gov
ern
ment
Definition: The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
Morphemes:
Affix: govern
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κυβερνάω
Language: grc
Decoded: kubernao
Meaning: I steer, drive, govern
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.