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  • Derivatives : adj  governmental ; adv  governmentally
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

government ['g^vnmənt]
  1. 1. noun [c] (institution) 政府
    The Government is in the wrong.
    政府错误
  2. 2. noun [u] (act of governing) 执政
    He had no previous experience of government.
    以前没有执政的经验
  3. 3. cpd [+grant] [ report] [ official] [ policy] 政府

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

government [ˈgʌvərnmənt]
  1. 1. n.[c] 政府行政机构内阁
    The government reduced taxes.
    政府降低税收
  2. 2. n.[u] 管理统治治理
    He had considerable experience of government.
    他有丰富的行政管理经验
  3. 3. n.[u] 政体体制
  4. 4. n.[u] 政治学

Collins English-English Dictionary

government ['g^vənmənt]
  1. 1. n the exercise of political authority over the actions, affairs, etc, of a political unit, people, etc, as well as the performance of certain functions for this unit or body; the action of governing; political rule and administration
  2. 2. n the system or form by which a community, etc, is ruled
    tyrannical government
  3. 3. n the executive policy-making body of a political unit, community, etc; ministry or administration
    yesterday we got a new government
  4. 4. n (capital when of a specific country)
    the British Government
  5. 5. n the state and its administration
    blame it on the government
  6. 6. n (as modifier)
    a government agency
  7. 7. n regulation; direction
  8. 8. n [grammar] the determination of the form of one word by another word

Examples

The only government which is not levelling with its people is the British government.
唯一一个不向他的人民讲实话的政府就是大不列颠政府。
Representative government as defined by Abraham Lincoln is government of the people,by the people,for the people.
林肯所定义的代议制政府是民有、民治、民享的政府。
an arm of the government
政府的一个行政部门
a plan under government auspice
一项政府赞助的计划
a defacto government
事实上的政府
de jure government
法律上的政府
an organ of local government
地方政府机关
petticoat government
女人当权

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