American Dictionary
Definition government in American English
government
noun
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
a democratically elected government
The laws will take power from the federal government (=government for the whole country) and give it to state and local authorities.
Under the Conservative government things were very different.
the members of the main political party in a legislature, or the members of the cabinet (=the group of politicians with the most important jobs) in a system with a legislature
The Congress Party is threatening to quit the coalition government.
relating to a government, especially a national government
government employees
I'm not sure these reforms will necessarily lead to more effective government.
