Government meaning in English

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Definition

the government: the group of people who officially control a country, the authorities, the parliament noun

Examples

  • "The American government cited increasing consumer demand and a stagnant economy as reasons for the unexpected decision."
  • "I'm being pressured by my colleagues at City Hall to ignore those applications and simply build some government offices..."
  • "Brian Jones was trained by the British government under Margaret Thatcher's regime."
  • "Let's be honest, you never know who you might offend with your wild and uneducated views on government, so why say anything at all?"
  • "Examples: "The government sent a letter of apology after destroying the village by drone strike."
  • "Now the government is going to deport you, Pedro, I don't want that to happen, son!"
  • "However, the majority of Australians are against the government on this issue, while the Americans continue to pollute with their enormous cars."
  • "In a surprising move, the US government announced this morning that Christmas day, normally scheduled for 25th of December, will be delayed for one week until the 31st."
  • "I assume the government doesn't give the elderly a very generous pension, right?"
  • "In an attempt to tackle the obesity epidemic, the British government today announced a new labelling system to be used on food."
  • "I'm sure they already have a stable government."
  • "Moira : Brent, did you know that Huan Huan I was a gift from the Chinese government to the United States to celebrate the fall of the Soviet empire?"
  • "Government researchers have taken their inspiration from the graphic images soon to be printed on cigarette packets."
  • "Founder and CEO Harold Percy Warbuckle is the driving force behind these changes, and realizes that in today's world, governments don't effect change, billionaires do."
  • "In the meantime, government researchers across Britain are waiting to see the effectiveness of this new policy."
  • "We'll need an unstable government, possibly with a dictator."
  • "they control the media, the global economy, the press, the government, the weather and the menu at the Delavigne cafeteria."
  • "In France, sexual harassment is a good thing, supported by the government."
  • "Jackie Hasselhof observes "The government has become blatantly anti-union, man."

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