word-vault

{ "term": "government", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "the group of people who are responsible for controlling a country or a state", "labels": "(especially North American English)", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "to **lead/form a government**" }, { "text": "She has resigned from the Government." }, { "text": "The Government has/have been considering further tax cuts." }, { "text": "The government announced further austerity measures." }, { "text": "This legislation was passed under the last Conservative government." }, { "text": "EU **national governments**" }, { "text": "the Nebraska **state government**" }, { "text": "Ontario's new **provincial government**" }, { "text": "The country still has an **interim government**." }, { "text": "the governments of many European countries" }, { "text": "This was a decision taken by the **government of the day**." }, { "text": "the three **branches of** the US **government**" }, { "text": "Foreign governments have been consulted about this decision." }, { "text": "**government officials/ministers/employees**" }, { "text": "a **government spokesman**" }, { "text": "a **government department/agency**" }, { "text": "**government policies/regulations**" }, { "text": "**government spending/funding**" }, { "text": "A new government was formed in September of that year." }, { "text": "A puppet government was installed as the occupying forces withdrew." }, { "text": "According to government sources, two people died in the incident." }, { "text": "On May 23 a coalition government took office." }, { "text": "The former minister was relieved of his post in last month's extensive government reshuffle." }, { "text": "The government announced the cancellation of the dam project." }, { "text": "The group aims to overthrow the military government." }, { "text": "The hospital has been hit by government cuts." }, { "text": "The present government was elected last year." }, { "text": "The president dissolved the assembly and swore in an interim government." }, { "text": "The president has been meeting members of the French government." }, { "text": "The report on world poverty calls for urgent action from Western governments." }, { "text": "The socialists won 42% of the seats and formed a minority government." }, { "text": "This crisis could bring down the British government." }, { "text": "a national emergency that could cause the government to fall" }, { "text": "a new government headed by a former military leader" }, { "text": "calls for government intervention in the dispute" }, { "text": "measures that were introduced under the last government" }, { "text": "the country's new Communist government" }, { "text": "Similar measures are being considered by the governments of El Salvador and Panama." }, { "text": "The Prime Minister was keen to emphasize his government's commitment to the agreement." }, { "text": "The government has been considering further tax cuts." }, { "text": "The interests of the state should not be confused with the interests of the government of the day." }, { "text": "There are bound to be cuts in government expenditure." }, { "text": "It is time we had a change of government." } ], "topics": ["Politics"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["central", "federal", "local"], "verb + government": ["elect", "establish", "form"], "government + verb": ["come to power", "take office", "fall"], "government + noun": ["agency", "body", "department"], "preposition": ["in government", "under a/the government"], "phrases": [ "a change in government", "a change of government", "the government of the day" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "a particular system or method of controlling a country", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Democratic government has now replaced military rule." }, { "text": "communist/totalitarian government" }, { "text": "a federal **system of government**" }, { "text": "The law empowers federal government to set standards which apply to all states." }, { "text": "We believe in low taxation and small government." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["central", "federal", "local"], "verb + government": ["elect", "establish", "form"], "government + verb": ["come to power", "take office", "fall"], "government + noun": ["agency", "body", "department"], "preposition": ["in government", "under a/the government"], "phrases": [ "a change in government", "a change of government", "the government of the day" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "the activity or the manner of controlling a country", "sensetop": "in government", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "We need strong government to take the country through this crisis." }, { "text": "The army retained a strong role in the government of the country." }, { "text": "At that time the Democrats were in government.", "contextForm": "in government" }, { "text": "The two men got into a heated debate about the government of the disputed province." }, { "text": "a problem facing whichever party is in government" }, { "text": "The Nationalists had been in government for most of the 1980s." } ], "topics": ["Politics"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["democratic", "representative", "firm"] } } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈɡʌvənmənt/", "audio": "go/government/government__gb_3.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈɡʌvərnmənt/", "audio": "go/government/government__us_1_rr.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French governement, from governer, from Latin gubernare ‘to steer, rule’, from Greek kubernan ‘to steer’." }