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| 1 | C/U the people who control a country , region , or town and make decisions about its laws and taxesfollowed by a singular or plural verb 政府（后接动词的单数或复数形式） |
| The government has announced plans to raise the minimum wage next year. 政府已经公布了在下一年提高最低工资的计划。 |
| a democratically elected government 民主选举的政府 |
| under a government (=during the government of a particular party) Under the Conservative government things were very different. 在（某政党）执政期间 |
| central government (=government for an entire country) This law will take power away from central government and give it to local authorities. 中央政府 |
| local government (=government for a town or area) The tax surplus is to be given to local governments to spend as they see fit. 地方政府 |
| | 1a | the members of the main political party in a parliament , or the members of the cabinet (= the group of politicians with the most important jobs) in a system with a parliament （议会中的）主要政党成员；内阁成员 | | form a government (=choose the people who will have the most important jobs in the government) The party with an overall majority is then asked to form a government. 组阁；组成政府 | | coalition government (=in which members of different parties have important jobs in the government) The Social Democrat Party is threatening to leave the coalition government. 联合政府 | |
| | 1b | relating to a government , especially a national government （尤指一国）政府的 | | government employees 政府公务员 | |
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| 2 | U the process , method , or effects of governing 统治；管理 |
| I’ m not sure these reforms will necessarily lead to more effective government. 我并不确信这些改革一定会带来更有效的管理。 |
| big government (=a situation in which the government has a lot of power) Conservatives hope that the era of big government is over. 集权政府 |
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