Government
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

RAJ
British dominion over India (1757-1947)

4 letters

CARE
Attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard"

CITY
People living in a large densely populated municipality; "the city voted for Republicans in 1994"

SWAY
Pitching dangerously to one side

WARD
A division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)

WING
A movable organ for flying (one of a pair)

TOWN
The people living in a municipality smaller than a city; "the whole town cheered the team"

SOKE

GRIP
The act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"

HAND
Place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

LEAD
A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey; "the children were playing with lead soldiers"

CURE
A medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

RULE
(mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems; "he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs"; "he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials"

5 letters

CROWN
An ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty

POWER
Physical strength

STATE
The federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789"

REIGN
Royal authority; the dominion of a monarch

SHIRE
A former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county

STAKE
A strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground

CLAWS

HANDS
The force of workers available

OKRUG

KREIS

DUCHY
The domain controlled by a duke or duchess

6 letters

RIDING
Travel by being carried on horseback

POLITY
Shrewd or crafty management of public affairs; "we was innocent of stratagems and polity"

PUBLIC
Not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole; "the public good"; "public libraries"; "public funds"; "public parks"; "a public scandal"; "public gardens"; "performers and members of royal families are public figures"

REGION
A part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region"

PARISH
A local church community

CIVICS
The social science of municipal affairs

TALONS

EMPIRE
An eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple

HAMLET
A community of people smaller than a village

OBLAST

CANTON
A city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port

CHARGE
A special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message"

EMPERY

REGIME
The organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"

7 letters

REGIMEN
(medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)

BOROUGH
One of the administrative divisions of a large city

COMMAND
Availability for use; "the materials at the command of the potters grew"

COUNTRY
A politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land"

VILLAGE
A mainly residential district of Manhattan; `the Village' became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century

THEHELM

THECONN

RUNNING
The act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit"

HUNDRED
Ten 10s

KEEPING
The act of retaining something

LEADING
Going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way; "we rode in the leading car"; "the leading edge of technology"

POLISCI

CONDUCT
Manner of acting or controlling yourself

CONTROL
The activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"

CUSTODY
(with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child; "my fate is in your hands"; "too much power in the president's hands"; "your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded custody of the children"

DIOCESE
The territorial jurisdiction of a bishop

COMMUNE
A body of people or families living together and sharing everything

8 letters

POLITICS
The profession devoted to governing and to political affairs

WARDSHIP

UNCLESAM
A personification of the United States government

TUTELAGE
Teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately)

TOWNSHIP
An administrative division of a county; "the town is responsible for snow removal"

THEWHEEL

THECROWN

STEERING
The act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king"

STEERAGE
The cheapest accommodations on a passenger ship

REGNANCY

PROVINCE
The territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south"

PRECINCT
A district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes

PILOTAGE
The occupation of a pilot

ORDERING
Logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation"

MINISTRY
Religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian)

MANAGING

MANAGERY

JOHNBULL
A man of English descent

IRONHAND

HANDLING
The action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means

GUIDANCE
The act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king"

DOMINION
One of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth

DISTRICT
A region marked off for administrative or other purposes

CLUTCHES
The act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"

AUSPICES
Kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council"

9 letters

GOVERNING
The act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"

WHITEHALL
The British civil service

WAPENTAKE

TERRITORY
A region marked off for administrative or other purposes

SAFEHANDS

PATRONAGE
(politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support

PASTORATE
The position of pastor

PASTORAGE

OVERSIGHT
A mistake resulting from inattention

HUSBANDRY
The practice of cultivating the land or raising stock

EXECUTIVE
A person responsible for the administration of a business

DIRECTION
The act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king"

BISHOPRIC
The territorial jurisdiction of a bishop

BAILIWICK
A branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"

AUTHORITY
The power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state"

10 letters

GOVERNANCE
The act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"

WASHINGTON
The federal government of the United States

WARDENSHIP
The position of warden

STATECRAFT
Wisdom in the management of public affairs

SHRIEVALTY