government shutdown

collocation in English

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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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shutdown
noun[C]
uk
/ˈʃʌt.daʊn/us
/ˈʃʌt.daʊn/
an occasion when a business or large piece of equipment stops operating, usually for a ...
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(Definition ofgovernmentandshutdownfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Their disagreements contributed to the impasse over budget policy in 1995 and the infamous partial federalgovernmentshutdown.
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And fewer persons said they would defend judges against wrongful dismissal (46 per cent) and newspapers against agovernmentshutdown(45 per cent).
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As a result, local government functions, such as neighborhood trash collection and motor vehicle services, can be affected by a federalgovernmentshutdown.
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These measures are taken to avoid, as far as resources permit, a partialgovernmentshutdownor a default on the debt.
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Her first big assignment was to cover thegovernmentshutdown.
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There was agovernmentshutdownthat occurred in 1995.
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I do nt hear anyone thinking that anothergovernmentshutdownis the way to achieve our goals.
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It did not pass before the beginning of the new fiscal year, leading to agovernmentshutdown.
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The legislation would ensure that armed services members were paid and that seniors continued receiving benefits during a temporarygovernmentshutdown.
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During agovernmentshutdown, furloughed government employees are prohibited from even checking their e-mail from home.
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Negotiations between the governor and the legislature were contentious, again nearly leading to agovernmentshutdown.
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At that time, thegovernmentshutdownbecause no money had been appropriated to continue funding the government.
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This led to major budget cutbacks and, eventually, a three-monthgovernmentshutdown.
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Although the termgovernmentshutdownusually refers to what occurs at the federal level, shutdowns have also occurred at the state/territorial and local levels of government.
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Brooks supported thegovernmentshutdownof 2013 which left many of his constituents without pay for 12 workdays, but who were paid for the time off 15 days later.
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