gouvernement
See also: gouvèrnément
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French gouvernement.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɣu.vɛr.nəˈmɛnt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: gou‧ver‧ne‧ment
- Rhymes: -ɛnt
Noun
gouvernement 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
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡu.vɛʁ.nə.mɑ̃/
audio (file)
Derived terms
- gouvernemental (“governmental”)
Related terms
→
- gouvernance (“governance”)
- gouvernant (“governing”)
- gouverneur (“governor”)
Further reading
- “gouvernement” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle French
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