# government vs governments

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### government
*noun · IPA /ˈɡʌv.ɚ(n).mənt/ · frequency rank #240*
The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.

### governments
*noun · IPA /ˈɡʌv.ɚ(n).mənts/ · frequency rank #3,303*
plural of government

## Source
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