su|per|gov|ern|ment

su|per|gov|ern|ment
su|per|gov|ern|ment «SOO puhr GUHV uhrn muhnt, -uhr-», noun.
1. a central organization formed by a group of governments to regulate relations among members and on matters of common interest: »

The UN represents not a supergovernment, not a separate institutional personality, but one of a number of forums on which governments communicate with one another (Atlantic).

2. a government which has very extensive powers.
3. rule by a supergovernment: »

As long as we expect supergovernment from the UN, we'll remain disillusioned over its “failure” (Maclean's).


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