Australian Government Word Search
Free Australian Government word search. We picked 12 themed words — the terms and ideas of a school subject — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: AUSTRALIA, COMMONWEALTH, CONSTITUTION, PARLIAMENT, SENATE, FEDERATION, DEMOCRACY, MONARCHY, SOVEREIGN, GOVERNOR, GENERAL, ELECTORATE.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Australian Government word list, defined
General dictionary meanings, not specific to this puzzle's theme.
- COMMONWEALTH /ˈkɒmənwɛlθ/ (UK), /ˈkɑːmənwɛlθ/ (US) · noun
- A political community or state founded for the common good of its members; also, a voluntary association of sovereign states, most notably the Commonwealth of Nations, or one of several constituent states (such as Massachusetts, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky) officially styled 'Commonwealth'. Related: state, nation, republic, polity.
- CONSTITUTION /ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃn/ · noun
- The composition or inherent nature of something, especially a person's physical or mental makeup; or the fundamental principles and laws that establish and govern a state or organization. Related: charter, composition, makeup, structure.
- PARLIAMENT /ˈpɑːləmənt/ (British), /ˈpɑːrləmənt/ (US) · noun
- A parliament is a legislative body, especially the national legislature of a country or the members who make up that body. In British usage, Parliament may also refer to the institution or the buildings where it meets. Related: legislature, assembly, congress, parliamentary body.
- SENATE /ˈsɛnət/ · noun
- A legislative or governing body composed of a group of senators. The term most commonly denotes the upper chamber of a legislature, especially the United States Senate, and also refers to the ancient Roman council of elders. Related: assembly, council, chamber, legislature.
- FEDERATION /ˌfɛdəˈreɪʃən/ · noun
- A federation is a group of states, organizations, or societies united under a central authority while retaining a measure of internal autonomy; it also refers to the act or process of uniting in this way. Related: union, alliance, confederation, coalition.
- DEMOCRACY /dɪˈmɒkrəsi/ · noun
- A system of government in which power is vested in the people, who exercise it directly or through freely elected representatives. More broadly, the principle of social equality and respect for the individual within a community or organization. Related: republic, self-government, representative government, majority rule.
- MONARCHY British: /ˈmɒnərki/; American: /ˈmɑːnərki/ · noun
- A form of government in which a monarch is the head of state, or a state governed by such a system. Related: kingship, royal rule, sovereign government.
- SOVEREIGN /ˈsɒvrən/ (British); /ˈsɑːvrən/ (US) · adjective, noun
- As an adjective, sovereign means supreme or possessing supreme authority; it can also mean independent and free from outside control. As a noun, a sovereign is a monarch or ruler of a state, especially one whose authority is not subject to another power. Related: supreme, autonomous, independent, royal.
- GOVERNOR /ˈɡʌvərnər/ · noun
- A governor is an official who has authority over a state, province, territory, or other political jurisdiction. The word can also refer more broadly to the person or body that manages an institution, or to a mechanical device that regulates the speed or flow of something. Related: ruler, administrator, leader, head.
- GENERAL /ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl/ · adjective, noun, adverb, verb
- Concerning all or most members of a group, rather than one particular person or thing; overall or usual. As a noun, it can mean a senior military commander or, in the phrase 'a general', a person concerned with a subject in an overall way. Related: comprehensive, broad, overall, widespread.
- ELECTORATE /ɪˈlɛktərət/ · noun
- All the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election. More broadly, the body of voters as a collective political entity. Related: voters, voting public, constituency, electoral body.
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