thirikaari
- government, administration. Government, administration. The system or body responsible for governing and administering a state or territory; the ruling authority and its administrative functions.
Example: Mwathiĩ na mbere gwathĩkĩra thirikaari, matukũinĩ marĩa marooka nĩndĩrĩgeria mũno gwĩka maũndũ ma kũguna rũũrĩrĩ rwanyu. (If you maintain your loyalty to the government, I will endeavor to further your interests in the future.); Ningĩ mwaka o mwaka nĩ maathuuraga mũndũ ũmwe wa kũmatongoria o na gũtongoria thirikaari. Mũndũ ũcio, nĩathĩkagĩrwo nĩ andũ oothe hatarĩ kũmũira kana kũmũiguĩra ũũru. (They entrust their government to one man They entrust their government to one man : actually the Roman Republic had two consuls chosen yearly as joint heads of the government. every year, to rule over their entire land, and they all obey that one, and there is no envy or jealousy among them.)