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Government

government is on the Basic English 850 List.

good - government - grain

Government is on the Academic Vocabulary List.

Word parts

govern + -ment

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈgʌvənmənt/, SAMPA: /"gVv@nm@nt/
(US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɡʌvɚnmənt/, SAMPA: /"gVv@`nm@nt/
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Hyphenation: gov‧ern‧ment

Noun

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.

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