gouvernement
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See also: Gouvernement and gouvèrnément
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French gouvernement.
Pronunciation
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
Descendants
- → Caribbean Javanese: gupermèn, gupernemèn
- → Indonesian: gubernemen
French
Etymology
From gouverner (“to govern; to steer”) + -ment.
Pronunciation
Noun
gouvernement m (plural gouvernements)
- government
- gouvernement provisoire ― provisional government
Derived terms
- gouvernement de coalition
- gouvernement minoritaire
- gouvernemental (“governmental”)
Related terms
Related terms
- gouvernance (“governance”)
- gouvernant (“governing”)
- gouverneur (“governor”)
Descendants
- → Danish: guvernement
- → Dutch: gouvernement
- → Caribbean Javanese: gupermèn, gupernemèn
- → Indonesian: gubernemen
- → German: Gouvernement
- → Swedish: guvernement
Further reading
- “gouvernement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Middle French
Noun
gouvernement m (plural gouvernemens)