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The
Simple English Wikipedia
has an article on:
Government
government
is on the Basic English 850 List.
good
-
government
-
grain
Government
is on the
Academic Vocabulary List
.
Contents
1
Word parts
2
Pronunciation
3
Noun
3.1
Related words
Word parts
change
govern
+
-ment
Pronunciation
change
(
UK
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈgʌvənmənt/
,
SAMPA
:
/"gVv@nm@nt/
(
US
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈɡʌvɚnmənt/
,
SAMPA
:
/"gVv@`nm@nt/
Audio (US)
(
file
)
Audio (UK)
(
file
)
Hyphenation
: gov‧ern‧ment
Noun
change
Singular
government
Plural
governments
A
government
office in
Taiwan
.
(
countable
&
uncountable
)
A
government
is a group of
people
who make the
laws
and
control
a
country
or other place.
The
local
government
announced
a 5% cut in
taxes
.
Related words
change
govern
governor
governance
public service