gouvernement

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Dutch

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Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from French gouvernement.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɣu.vɛr.nəˈmɛnt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: gou‧ver‧ne‧ment
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

Noun

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gouvernement n (plural gouvernementen, diminutive gouvernementje n)

  1. colonial government, part of the governance apparatus of a country that governs colonial territories
  2. provincial or local government; seat of provincial government
  3. (rare) government
    Synonym: regering

Descendants

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  • Caribbean Javanese: gupermèn, gupernemèn
  • Indonesian: gubernemen

French

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Etymology

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From gouverner (to govern; to steer) +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gouvernement m (plural gouvernements)

  1. government
    gouvernement provisoireprovisional government

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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Middle French

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Noun

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gouvernement m (plural gouvernemens)

  1. government