The word mongoose is derived from the Marathi name mungÅ«s (à¤®à¥à¤à¤à¥à¤¸) (pronounced as [muÅÉ¡uËs]). The form of the English name (since 1698) was altered to its - goose  ending by folk-etymology. It has no etymological connection with the word goose.ongooses range in weight from the common dwarf mongoose, at 320 g (11 oz), to the cat-sized white-tailed mongoose, at 5 kg (11 lb).
exists and is an alternate of . The idea that a just government must derive its powers from the consent of the people it governs is popular consent.
The theory of tacit consent of the governed holds that if the people live in a country that is not undergoing a rebellion, they have consented to the rule of that country's government.