| united states government | (n) the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States, Syn. U.S., United States, US Government, U.S. government |
| united states government printing office | (n) an agency of the legislative branch that provides printing and binding services for Congress and the departments and establishments of the federal government, Syn. GPO, US Government Printing Office, Government Printing Office |
| government accounting office | (n) an independent nonpartisan federal agency that acts as the investigative arm of Congress making the executive branch accountable to Congress and the government accountable to citizens of the United States, Syn. United States Government Accounting Office, GAO |