functioning government

collocation in English

meaningsoffunctionandgovernment

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function
noun
uk
/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/us
/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
the natural purpose (of something) or the duty (of ...
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government
noun
uk
/ˈɡʌv.ən.mənt/us
/ˈɡʌv.ɚn.mənt/
the group of people who officially control ...
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(Definition offunctionandgovernmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffunctioning government

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Official sources can offer information pertaining to the formation of quarantine as afunctioninggovernmentpolicy.
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A crucial element in this is a properlyfunctioninggovernmentapparatus in the developing countries.
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However, all that will be a drop in the ocean compared to what could be achieved if we had a properlyfunctioninggovernment.
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It is disappearing before our eyes, it is ceasing to exist economically and socially, and the only sign of afunctioninggovernmentis political repression.
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There is an urgent need for afunctioninggovernment.
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Naturally, afunctioninggovernmentthat accepts responsibility for its people and demonstrates the leadership required to take the country forward is a central element of this.
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She resigned in protest against what she felt was a poorlyfunctioninggovernment.
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That government can't work, and therefore we should stop seeking afunctioninggovernment.
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The bill's purpose was to ensure both are paid holidays in the absence of afunctioninggovernmentduring the handover.
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Her primary responsibility will be to help form afunctioninggovernment, writing laws to be in effect during the transition period, and preparing for elections.
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There appears to be nofunctioninggovernmentanymore.
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Primary school education was not compulsory, free, or universal, and very fewfunctioninggovernment-funded schools existed.
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The opposition began to organise themselves into afunctioninggovernment.
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But he repeatedly stressed the need for afunctioninggovernmentto face the economic crisis and ruled out an early election.
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They had no national government, no national army or navy, no financial system, no banks, no established credit, and nofunctioninggovernmentdepartments, such as a treasury.
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Portales believed that to avoid disaster it was most important to create a stable andfunctioninggovernment, rather than one ruled by lofty but ultimately impractical ideals.
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These include problemsfunctioninggovernmentdeficits, more than usual complaints over taxation, conspicuous governmental favoring of one set of economic interests over another, administrative entanglements and confusions.
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