county government

collocation in English

meaningsofcountyandgovernment

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county
adjective
uk
/ˈkaʊn.ti/us
/ˈkaʊn.t̬i/
behaving in a way that is typical of rich people with a high social position who live in large houses in ...
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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 ofcountyandgovernmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The same arrangements similarly applied to the relationship between the provincial government and thecountygovernment, and between thecountygovernmentand the township government.
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The budgetary structure is similar to that of thecountygovernment, including budgetary, extra-budgetary, and selfcollected revenue.
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Linkoping had been an ecclesiastical and educational centre for centuries, and the seat of thecountygovernmentsince 1634.
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Thecountygovernmentwas caught between 'more being taking away (by higher authorities)' and 'not able to take more (from the township government)'.
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They were not asked aboutcountygovernment.
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We were a county borough long beforecountygovernment.
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We should transfercountygovernmentto local government.
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What kind ofcountygovernmentshould we get then?
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There is another matter, also, from the point of view of thecountygovernment.
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But it is a solution which will strengthencountygovernmentvery greatly.
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In 1888countygovernmentwas confined to a very small number of subjects of administration.
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The only conclusion is that there will becountygovernmentin that area.
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We have national government,countygovernment, district authorities and parish government.
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I do not hesitate to say thatcountygovernmentis head and shoulders above the government of any municipality.
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We have built up a large system ofcountygovernment; we have great buildings; a very large staff.
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He said in the case ofcountygovernment, we began with the parish and built up the county.
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I think that is evident, and everybody who knows howcountygovernmentworks knows that that is the case.
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First, by grading alone we are so very much worse off than local government orcountygovernmentstaffs.
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Remainingcountygovernmentis judicial.
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Countygovernmentfollowed in 1875.
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There is no doubt that if this is carried on to any great extent the whole question ofcountygovernmentwill be very seriously affected.
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Some time an urban authority with a population of over 100,000 persons must be taken out ofcountygovernmentand given responsibility of its own.
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She was taken to thecountygovernmentoffice and locked in a basement room with 12 or 13 other people, both women and men.
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They do not runcountygovernment.
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