transcription, транскрипция: [ gʌvə(r)nmənt ]
( governments)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
The government of a country is the group of people who are responsible for governing it.
The Government has insisted that confidence is needed before the economy can improve.
...democratic governments in countries like Britain and the US.
...fighting between government forces and left-wing rebels.
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2.
Government consists of the activities, methods, and principles involved in governing a country or other political unit.
The first four years of government were completely disastrous.
...our system of government.
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