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the only thing humans built to protect us from the humans who run it
means The system or group of people that holds authority to make and enforce laws, policies, and decisions for a community, state, or nation.
from From the Latin 'gubernare,' to steer or pilot a ship — itself borrowed from the Greek 'kybernan,' the same root that later gave us 'cybernetics.' The word reached English through Old French 'governer,' carrying that nautical image with it: a steersman with a hand on the tiller, guiding the vessel of state. The '-ment' ending simply marks the act or result of doing so. So at its heart, to govern is to keep the ship from the rocks — a metaphor that has been generous to politicians ever since.
- oldest one
- San Marino's republic has run since 301 AD
- costly silence
- longest US shutdown lasted 35 days
- tiny ruler
- Vatican City governs under 1,000 citizens
- word root
- from Greek 'kybernan,' to steer a ship
- shadow scale
- some nations have more civil servants than soldiers
uk parliament — house of commons and house of lords in london since 1265
chinese communist party — governing authority of people's republic of china since 1949
european union council — executive branch representing 27 member states, based in brussels