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Concordances
Nave Topical Bible
• Patriarchal Government
• Government
Scofield Reference Index
• Government
Thompson Chain Reference
• Government
The Topic Concordance
• Government
Torrey Topical Textbook
• Theocracy, the, or Immediate Government by God
• Patriarchal Government
Dictionaries
American Church Dictionary
• Government, Church
Bridgeway Bible Dictionary
• Government
Baker's Evangelical Dictionary
• Government
Charles Buck Dictionary
• Self-Government
• Government of God
CARM Theological Dictionary
• Moral Government Theology
Easton's Bible Dictionary
• Governments
• Government of God
Holman Bible Dictionary
• Government
Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Government
• Church Government
Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Governments
• Government Governor
• Church Government
King James Dictionary
• Government
• Govern
Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Government
Webster Dictionary
• Self-Government
Watson's Theological Dictionary
• Government of the Hebrews
Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Archangel, Russia (Government)
• Astrakhan, Russia (Government)
• Chernigov, Russia (Government)
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Church Government
• Government
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Government of God
• Government of the Hebrews.
• Self Government
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
• Federal Government
The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Government
Lexicons
• κυβέρνησις
• κυριότης
• ὑπερέχω
• דּוֹן דוּּן, , דִּין
• חָבַשׁ
• מַלְכוּ
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GOV'ERNMENT, n. Direction regulation. These precepts will serve for the government of our conduct.

1. Control restraint. Men are apt to neglect the government of their temper and passions.

2. The exercise of authority direction and restraint exercised over the actions of men in communities, societies or states the administration of public affairs, according to established constitution, laws and usages, or by arbitrary edicts. Prussia rose to importance under the government of Frederick II.

3. The exercise of authority by a parent or householder. Children are often ruined by a neglect of government in parents.

Let family government be like that of our heavenly Father, mild, gentle and affectionate.

4. The system of polity in a state that form of fundamental rules and principles by which a nation or state is governed, or by which individual members of a body politic are to regulate their social actions a constitution, either written or unwritten, by which the rights and duties of citizens and public officers are prescribed and defined as a monarchial government, or a republican government.

Thirteen governments thus founded on the natural authority of the people alone, without the pretence of miracle or mystery, are a great point gained in favor of the rights of mankind.

5. An empire, kingdom or state any territory over which the right of sovereignty is extended.

6. The right of governing or administering the laws. The king of England vested the government of Ireland in the lord lieutenant.

7. The persons or council which administer the laws of a kingdom or state executive power.

8. Manageableness compliance obsequiousness.

9. Regularity of behavior. Not in use.

10. Management of the limbs or body. Not in use.

11. In grammar, the influence of a word in regard to construction,as when established usage required that one word should cause another to be in a particular case or mode.