Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Federal Government

The level of governmental organization and function at the national or country-wide level.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The level of governmental organization and function at the national or country-wide level.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • National Government
  • Government, Federal

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Aspects Covered

1 allowable subheadings

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Indexing Annotation

not restricted to the U.S.; use when legislation or regulation at the national, as opposed to the state, provincial, or local level, is under discussion; specify country

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History Note

2003

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Previous Indexing

  • Government (1966-2002)

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  1. I01w.409w.137w
  2. I01w.409w.418w.625w
  3. N03w.540w.348w.500w
  4. N03w.540w.400w.750w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Federal Government. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D035082. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D035082
  2. Federal Government. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_government
  3. Federal Government. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1006644