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Government

(n)
UK
ˈɡʌvənmənt
US
ˈɡʌvərnmənt
Definition: The group of people with the authority to govern a country or state; a particular ministry in office.
Meaning: Chính phủ, nội các; sự cai trị
Very Common
How to use "Government" vocabulary in sentence (example)

The government of Germany was in Berlin for many years.

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The wall divided the city until 1989 when the East German government decided to allow anyone to cross, and people decided to destroy the wall.

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The Internet has millions of smaller domestic, academic, business, and government networks, which together carry many different kinds of information.

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Each Gu has its own government and each is divided into several neighborhoods called a Dong.

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Consequently, various government policies and resettlement projects have been implemented in an effort to address the problem of population density.

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Financial institutions headquartered in Manila include such establishments as the Development Bank of the Philippines, the Philippine National Bank, the Philippine Veterans Bank, the Government Service Insurance System, the Social Security System, and many private commercial and developmental banks.

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The city government maintains numerous health centres as well as San Lazaro Hospital, where patients are treated free of charge, and subsidizes a number of government hospitals.

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Unlike most other countries, the national government is not in Amsterdam, but in The Hague.

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Legislation makes it mandatory to recycle computers through the government approved facilities.

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Before this, despite a lack of clarity on the country's actual capital, Den Haag (The Hague) was considered to be the capital of the Netherlands as this is where the government resided (and still do to this day), making it the country's hub of political power.

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This is a service that the Dutch government offers for anyone who dies and is left unclaimed in Amsterdam, not just Dutch citizens.

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Any companies with over 100 staff are required by law to consult the government over firing someone and are unable to do so if the government declines.

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