A state government (provincial government in Canada) is the government of a country subdivision in a federal form of government, which shares political power with the federal or national government. A state government may have some level of political autonomy, or be subject to the direct control of the federal government. This relationship may be ...
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The complex of political institutions, laws, and customs through which the function of governing the state is carried out (u.s. Only). ... (12 Dec 1998) ... 
[n] - the government of a state in the United States
noun the government of a state in the United States