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单词 government
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governmentnoun

uk​/ˈɡʌv.ən.mənt//ˈɡʌv.əm.mənt/us​/ˈɡʌv.ɚn.mənt/

government noun (GROUP)

B1 [ C, + sing/pl verb ] written abbreviation govt the group of people who officially control a country:

the government of Israel
The government is/are expected to announce its/their tax proposals today.
The minister has announced that there will be no change in government policy.
Senior government officials will be attending a meeting tomorrow.
Theatre companies are very concerned about cuts in government grants to the arts.
A government enquiry has been launched.

More examples

  • The government is spending millions of dollars in its attempt to combat drug abuse.
  • Unlike the present government, we believe in serving the community.
  • The opposition party have been in such disorder for so long that they pose no real threat to the present government.
  • The people rebelled against the harsh new government.
  • The government has said that it will not be intimidated by terrorist threats.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Ruling & governing

  • absolute
  • administration
  • affairs of state
  • ascend
  • ascend the throne idiom
  • Comintern
  • corridor
  • government-owned
  • government-sponsored
  • governmental
  • hung parliament
  • incumbency
  • officially
  • oppressive
  • reign
  • repress
  • repression
  • repressive
  • sovereignty
  • statecraft

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government noun (SYSTEM)

B2 [ U ] the system used for controlling a country, city, or group of people:

The 1990s saw a shift to democratic government in Eastern Europe.
What this state needs is really strong government.

B2 [ U ] the activities involved in controlling a country, city, group of people, etc.:

The party that was elected to power has no experience of government.
UK The party was in government (= controlled the country) for four years in the 1960s.
Her/His Majesty's Government

the government of the UK

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Systems of government

  • a reign of terror idiom
  • absolutism
  • ancien régime
  • anti-federalist
  • apartheid
  • Dem
  • democracy
  • democrat
  • democratic
  • democratize
  • interregnum
  • Jim Crow
  • junta
  • kleptocracy
  • majority rule
  • plutocracy
  • plutocrat
  • police state
  • regime
  • reign

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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Ruling & governing
Government ministers & civil servants

governmentnoun [ C/U ]

us​/ˈɡʌv·ərn·mənt, -ər·mənt/

politics & government the offices, departments, and groups of people that control a country, state, city, or other political unit:

[ U ] She works for the government.
[ C ] The new tax law affects the budgets of both state and local governments.

Government is also a particular system of managing a country, state, city, etc.:

[ U ] democratic government
governmental
adjective us​/ˌɡʌv·ərnˈment·əl, -ərˈment·əl/

The country has weak governmental institutions and no experience of democracy.

governmentnoun

uk​/ˈɡʌvənmənt/us​written abbreviation govt GOVERNMENT

[ C ] an organization that officially manages and controls a country or region, creating laws, collecting taxes, providing public services, etc.:

The two governments have signed an agreement.
This fiscal year would mark the third government surplus in a row for the first time in over 50 years.
a federal/central/local/government
government official/regulator/employee Global business leaders and government officials gathered in Spain Friday for a meeting aimed at breaking down remaining trade barriers.
government agency/department Some government agencies have worked well together to combat terrorist financing.
government policy/program/services
the Chinese/Italian/British government The Chinese government has implemented economic reforms.

[ U ] the people, systems, etc. that manage or control a country or region:

The goal is to identify opportunities to reduce the cost of government.
a democratic form of government.
The President spoke of restoring confidence in government.
form a government

to bring political parties together to make a government when none of them has received a large enough number of votes in an election to control the government:

The former prime minister was seeking support from smaller parties to help form a government.
the government [ S ]

the government of a particular country, especially the country you are in or the one you have already referred to:

The government is proposing changes to subsidies for renewable energy sources.
The figures are based on the government's survey of the labor force.
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