| BUREAUCRACY | Government or other officials collectively (11) |
| BRASS | An ornament on the harness of a heavy horse; high-ranking military officials collectively; or, a metal used in chalcography (5) |
| REBELS | People who resist or rise up against a government or other authority (6) |
| PETITIONS | Documents signed by a large number of people demanding action from a government or other authority (9) |
| DISSOLVE | To close down an assembly or other official body (8) |
| LORDMAYOR | Liberal Democrat capturing heart of Tory PM, or other official (4,5) |
| SUMMIT | A meeting of chiefs of governments or other high officials (6) |
| DOMAIN | A meeting of chiefs of governments or other high officials (6) |
| SWAHILI | Kenya's other official language with English (7) |
| POLITICIANS | Puts in the realm of government or of status or power (11) |
| INTERREGNUM | An interval between reigns, governments or incumbencies (11) |
| ARTSCOUNCIL | Government or private body, the object of which is to promote the fields of performance, music, pain |
| LEVY | A tax or other fee imposed by a government or organisation (4) |
| REGIME | A system of government or rule, especially when authoritarian; or, an orderly method or procedure (6) |
| BACKBENCHER | A Member of Parliament who does not hold office in the government or opposition (11) |
| POLITICS | Science or art of government; or, Aristotle's treatise on philosophy (8) |
| GRANT | A sum of money provided by a government or public fund to finance educational study, overseas aid or building repairs (5) |
| PROPAGANDA | The organised dissemination of information to assist or damage the cause of a government or movement (10) |
| EMISSARY | An agent or messenger representing a government or head of state (8) |
| DIGNITARY | A person of high official position or rank, especially in government or the church (9) |
