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• to lead/form a government
• the last conservative government
• the government of the day
• foreign governments have been consulted about this decision.

government

1. the group of people who are responsible for controlling a country or a state
• to lead/form a government
• the last Conservative government
• the government of the day
• Foreign governments have been consulted about this decision.
• She has resigned from the Government.
• The Government has/have been considering further tax cuts.
• government policies/officials/ministers
• a government department/agency/grant
• government expenditure/intervention
2. a particular system or method of controlling a country
• coalition/communist/democratic/totalitarian, etc. government
• Democratic government has now replaced military rule.
• central/federal government
3. the activity or the manner of controlling a country
• see also big government
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/big-government
• strong government
• The Democrats are now in government in the US.

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.
• It is time we had a change of government.
• 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.
• This was a decision taken by the government of the day.
• We believe in low taxation and small government.
• We need strong government to take the country through this crisis.
• a national emergency that could cause the government to fall
• a new government headed by a former military leader
• a problem facing whichever party is in government
• 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 Nationalists had been in government for most of the 1980s.
• 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.
• The law empowers federal government to set standards which apply to all states.
• The two men got into a heated debate about the government of the disputed province.
• There are bound to be cuts in government expenditure.
• This legislation was passed under the last Conservative government.

Word Origin

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