| 单词 | government |
| 释义 | governmentgovernmentsgovernmentgovernment /ˈgʌvəmənt, ˈgʌvənmənt $ ˈgʌvərn-/ noun1 (also Government) [C usually singular, also + plural verb British English] the group of people who govern a country: The Government is not doing enough.bedo政府做得不够。The Government have promised to increase public expenditure.promise政府已承诺要增加公共支出。the Chinese government中国政府2[uncountable] the process of governing a countryin government (=governing a country)when the Conservatives were in governmentconservativebe保守党执政时the fight for democratic government为民主统治而战COLLOCATIONS: governmentverbsto elect a governmentA new government is elected every four years.beelectyeara government comes to power (=it takes control of a country)The economic situation has got worse since the government came to power.havegetillcometo overthrow/bring down a government (=to force it to lose power)He was charged with plotting to overthrow the government.bechargeplotto form a governmentThe party doesn’t have enough representatives in parliament to form a government.representativetypes of governmentnational government (=of the whole country)The people elected a new national government.electlocal governmentShe works in local government.workfederal government (=of the whole country, in a country such as the US)The federal government has provided another $4 million.haveprovidestate government (=of a state)The state government has introduced strict laws about pollution from cars.haveintroducelawcara left-wing/right-wing governmentThere was an attempt to overthrow the country’s left-wing government.beleavea military governmentPakistan was ruled by a military government.berulea Socialist/Conservative etc governmentThey voted for a socialist government.votethe Thatcher/Blair etc governmentthe popularity of the Blair governmenta coalition government (=with members from more than one political party)The country has had a succession of weak coalition governments.havehavegovernmentgovernment + nouna government ministerThe Prime Minister appoints government ministers.appointministera government officialHe had a meeting with French government officials.havemeetofficiala government departmentthe government department responsible for prisonsprisona government body (also a government agency American English) (=an organization run by the government)Patents are granted by the U.K. Patent Office, a government body.patentbegrantgovernment spendingcuts in government spendingcutspendgovernment policya change in government policyTHESAURUS: governmentgovernment the people who govern a country: The Indian government refused to sign the agreement.refuseadministration the government – used especially in American English about a government led by a president: the US administrationthe authorities formal the people or organizations that are in charge of a country or area: The authorities gave a warning to people to stay indoors.authoritygivewarnregime a government – used to show disapproval, especially because it was not elected fairly: Most people opposed the regime.opposedictatorship a country that has a dictator (=a leader with complete power who has not been elected): Argentina was a military dictatorship until 1983.be |
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