Collocations withgovernment
These are words often used in combination withgovernment.
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authoritarian government
The percentage of those that would accept an authoritarian government ' under certain circumstances ' has decreased.
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autocratic government
He argues that, in the early times an autocratic government committed to economic development had a 'minimalist' approach to social policy.
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centralized government
Nor can a centralized government do all of the above by itself!
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civilian government
It can e install a military, or an alternative civilian government.
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coalition government
When we eliminate high-clarity cases from our coalition government sample, we are left only with low-clarity coalition government cases (n 48).
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colonial government
Nor was the colonial government consistent.
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communist government
The local culture is saturated by a materialistic ideology that is rapidly eroding any sense of social achievement gained during the collectivist period of communist government.
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county government
The same arrangements similarly applied to the relationship between the provincial government and the county government, and between the county government and the township government.
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democratic government
One case is the ultimate basis for democratic government.
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divided government
Divided government accentuates checks and balances.
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elected government
Do they do so primarily because they believe their democratically elected government is corrupt and unaccountable?
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federal government
Though the federal government is not obligated to fund primary education, with democratisation the federal government simply could not resist.
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functioning government
Official sources can offer information pertaining to the formation of quarantine as a functioning government policy.
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government agency
Market power may be particularly important when the 'eco-entrepreneur' is a government agency in charge of large areas of endangered ecosystems.
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government auditor
It will fall to the local government auditor to decide whether he agrees.
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government bureaucracy
Two of the other major points also related to the central government bureaucracy.
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government censorship
That standard is defined not by criteria of artistic worth but by ideals of self-governance and distrust of government censorship.
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government contractor
The company was, however, also a major government contractor.
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government crackdown
Moreover, a government crackdown on these annuities makes sense on progressivity grounds.
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government decree
A government decree reinstated industrial promotion tax subsidies to companies that had received them before 1989, and refunded the taxes they had paid since 1993.
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government employee
Moreover, the state was paralysed by a massive government employee strike.
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government entity
That means that the new municipal borough is a very important local government entity.
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government functionaries
In the 1930s, for example, the colony employed only 259 government functionaries (p. 169).
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government inaction
Three policy decisions (or "nondecisions," since government inaction may be as consequential as government action) were particularly crucial in shaping subsequent political struggles.
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government interference
He took up the cause of private enterprise and complained of excessive taxes and government interference.
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government involvement
They are a polluter-pays principle, a user-pays principle (with government involvement), a user-pays principle (without government involvement), and funding from the general tax system.
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government mandate
Each is necessary for a government mandate to operate.
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government official
That local government official believes that it is all a waste of time, and that is the feeling of many local authorities.
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government regulator
They are represented at nearly every major banking institution, government regulator, consulting firm and financial services institution around the world.
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government shutdown
Their disagreements contributed to the impasse over budget policy in 1995 and the infamous partial federal government shutdown.
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government spokesman
Perhaps the government spokesman would let us know whether that is so.
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government statistics
In government statistics, they are normally classified as collectiverun provisions.
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government surveillance
These links were critical to the success of regulations that required government surveillance of production, prices, and exchange.
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government takeover
While agrarian voices demanded a government takeover of the express market, the department presented a more cautious front.
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interim government
Though an election was held, it took months for an interim government to be formed.
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legitimate government
Legitimate government interests may outweigh it.
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limited government
In effect, political fragmentation tends to be a precursor to or substitute for limited government.
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municipal government
However, the municipal government has not wavered.
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nationalist government
The nationalist government recognized that prohibition had placed a crippling burden on the backs of the police and the judicial system.
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provincial government
The arrangements for provincial government provided some autonomy.
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provisional government
A provisional government presidency, being only provisional, might not merit capitals at all.
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regional government
The regional government launched a programme to create industrial estates throughout the area.
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right-wing government
In 1993, the newly elected right-wing government reformed the basic pension system for private sector workers only.
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secular government
Secular government was not equipped to produce the godly society to which the previous generation of leaders had aspired.
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socialist government
The socialist government that ascended to political power did not muster popular support among supranational bodies, which have a strong influence on international donor funding.
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successive government
It has also outlined how successive government policies have been directed towards both consolidating this policy and ensuring it is implemented as widely as possible.
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territorial government
The cost will be borne by the territorial government concerned.
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totalitarian government
But perhaps totalitarian government inevitably involves the danger - if not the practice - of this perversion of medicine.
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transitional government
A transitional government was installed in 2003 and elections were held during 2006.
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tribal government
Many residents did not support the tribal government.
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