gouvernement
See also: Gouvernement and gouvèrnément
Dutch
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French gouvernement.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgouvernement n (plural gouvernementen, diminutive gouvernementje n)
- colonial government, part of the governance apparatus of a country that governs colonial territories
- provincial or local government; seat of provincial government
- (rare) government
- Synonym: regering
Descendants
edit- → Caribbean Javanese: gupermèn, gupernemèn
- → Indonesian: gubernemen
French
editEtymology
editFrom gouverner (“to govern; to steer”) + -ment.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgouvernement m (plural gouvernements)
- government
- gouvernement provisoire ― provisional government
Derived terms
edit- gouvernement de coalition
- gouvernement minoritaire
- gouvernemental (“governmental”)
Related terms
editRelated terms
- gouvernance (“governance”)
- gouvernant (“governing”)
- gouverneur (“governor”)
Descendants
edit- → Danish: guvernement
- → Dutch: gouvernement
- → Caribbean Javanese: gupermèn, gupernemèn
- → Indonesian: gubernemen
- → German: Gouvernement
- → Swedish: guvernement
Further reading
edit- “gouvernement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
editNoun
editgouvernement m (plural gouvernemens)
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