That hardly matters if lots of other people do.

I'm not interested in a semantic argument. My arguments that mention government are, obviously, referring to my own definition of that term.

Have you clearly defined this definition anywhere, so that it can be consulted to find out what you are on about, or are you winging it?

I gave it a shot in this comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7437083. I think this description fits pretty well with most people's idea of what is and isn't a "government," although most people probably have never tried to explain their own internal definition.