A government was a structure for governing a state or other population group. Societies without government were described as anarchy. (TNG: "Allegiance")

Governments didn't need to be connected to the populations they governed. They could also function in exile. In 2373, Major Kira Nerys suggested to Tekeny Ghemor that he'd set up a Cardassian government in exile. (DS9: "Ties of Blood and Water")

In 2024, Chris Brynner commented to Jadzia Dax that, to get government contracts, people had to "look just like the rest of the drones." This precluded large tattoos. (DS9: "Past Tense, Part I", "Past Tense, Part II")

Specific governmentsEdit

The following is a list of governments and political structures. For individual races, see species.

A Category: Governments has been created to list governments, and a Category: Agencies to list political and military groups.

Milky Way Galaxy Edit

Alpha and Beta Quadrants Edit

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Other Edit
In the first draft script of ENT: "Fortunate Son", the Nausicaans were mentioned as having a government which was purportedly in a constant mode of "transition."
Defunct Edit
Earth Two was established as having had a government in the final draft script of TOS: "Miri" but not in the final version of that installment. According to the script, government buildings on the planet's surface were used for a life prolongation project that had been disastrously conducted there.

Gamma Quadrant Edit


Delta Quadrant Edit



Andromeda Galaxy Edit

Mirror Universe Edit

Other Edit

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