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US
/ˈɡəvɝmənt, ˈɡəvɝnmənt/
]
[ UK /ɡˈʌvənmənt/ ]
[ UK /ɡˈʌvənmənt/ ]
NOUN
- the study of government of states and other political units
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the act of governing; exercising authority
he had considerable experience of government
regulations for the governing of state prisons -
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
the matter was referred to higher authorities
the government reduced taxes -
(government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed
tyrannical government
How To Use government In A Sentence
- In 2005, the Mugabe government launched what it called a slum clearance scheme, that bulldozed major shantytowns, brutally displacing hundreds of thousands of people. CNN Transcript Mar 24, 2007
- Chile's top constitutional court blocked a government bid to promote the free distribution of the morning-after pill to minors aged 14 and over, dealing a new setback to President Michelle Bachelet.
- But in a world where grooming students for a career and making the arts responsive to business are key government priorities, a little artistic vision goes a long way.
- The term "strategic" came up again earlier this year, when Ontario's provincial government set up a committee to debate a proposed merger between London Stock Exchange Group PLC and TMX Group Inc., operator of Canada's flagship Toronto Stock Exchange. Canada Turns Wary Eye to Foreign Bids
- Canadians were unhappy with so-called intrusive questions, the aggravation of filling it out and even a few were convinced the census was part of a government plot, according to Thestar.com - Home Page
- The value of individual liberty is not absolute, but is subject to the authority of established government.
- To allow only views acceptable to the government of the day is the path to centralised conformity and censorship. Times, Sunday Times
- The government also has a fairly loose definition of what constitutes a first-time homebuyer, which is defined as someone who has no "present interest" in a main home during a two-year period prior to the date of acquisition of the new home. Five Penalty-Free IRA Withdrawals
- The framework of the balanced constitution and mixed government was broadly accepted by political theorists and practising politicians alike. Democracy and its Critics - Anglo-American democratic thought in the nineteenth century
- The plan laid out in 1996 to change welfare to workfare recognized and provided for the critical role child care would play in transitioning from government dependency to personal responsibility.
