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• to lead/form a government
• she has resigned from the government.
• the government has/have been considering further tax cuts.
• the government announced further austerity measures.

government

1. the group of people who are responsible for controlling a country or a state
• NOTE AT devolution
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/devolution#devolution_topg_1
• to lead/form a government
• She has resigned from the Government.
• The Government has/have been considering further tax cuts.
• The government announced further austerity measures.
• This legislation was passed under the last Conservative government.
• EU national governments
• the Nebraska state government
• Ontario's new provincial government
• The country still has an interim government.
• the governments of many European countries
• This was a decision taken by the government of the day.
• the three branches of the US government
• Foreign governments have been consulted about this decision.
• government officials/ministers/employees
• a government spokesman
• a government department/agency
• government policies/regulations
• government spending/funding

Extra Examples

• A new government was formed in September of that year.
• A puppet government was installed as the occupying forces withdrew.
• According to government sources, two people died in the incident.
• On May 23 a coalition government took office.
• The former minister was relieved of his post in last month's extensive government reshuffle.
• The government announced the cancellation of the dam project.
• The group aims to overthrow the military government.
• The hospital has been hit by government cuts.
• The present government was elected last year.
• The president dissolved the assembly and swore in an interim government.
• The president has been meeting members of the French government.
• The report on world poverty calls for urgent action from Western governments.
• The socialists won 42% of the seats and formed a minority government.
• This crisis could bring down the British government.
• a national emergency that could cause the government to fall
• a new government headed by a former military leader
• calls for government intervention in the dispute
• measures that were introduced under the last government
• the country's new Communist government
• Similar measures are being considered by the governments of El Salvador and Panama.
• The Prime Minister was keen to emphasize his government's commitment to the agreement.
• The government has been considering further tax cuts.
• The interests of the state should not be confused with the interests of the government of the day.
• There are bound to be cuts in government expenditure.
• It is time we had a change of government.
2. a particular system or method of controlling a country
• SEE ALSO central government
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/central-government
• Democratic government has now replaced military rule.
• communist/totalitarian government
• a federal system of government

Extra Examples

• The law empowers federal government to set standards which apply to all states.
• We believe in low taxation and small government.
3. the activity or the manner of controlling a country
• SEE ALSO big government
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/big-government
• We need strong government to take the country through this crisis.
• The army retained a strong role in the government of the country.
• At that time the Democrats were in government.

Extra Examples

• The two men got into a heated debate about the government of the disputed province.
• a problem facing whichever party is in government
• The Nationalists had been in government for most of the 1980s.

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French governement, from governer, from Latin gubernare ‘to steer, rule’, from Greek kubernan ‘to steer’.