elected government
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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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Do they do so primarily because they believe their democraticallyelectedgovernmentis corrupt and unaccountable?
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I am talking about state officials acting on behalf of a democraticallyelectedgovernmentand parliament.
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Such a bold centralising move would have been difficult for a democraticallyelectedgovernmentto implement.
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Both kings signalled their reluctance to create peers in order to enact the programme of theelectedgovernment.
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Admittedly, its civil service proudly proclaims its willingness to serve any dulyelectedgovernmentwith equal enthusiasm.
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On the contrary, it was intended to give the semblance of a democraticelectedgovernmentwhile preserving the status quo.
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Here the middle class was associated with transparent,electedgovernmentas against rule by a closed clique.
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Thus, to the extent that anelectedgovernmentcan guarantee a basket of basic political commodities, it would seem to breed a satisfied citizenry.
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Anelectedgovernmentexercised political power and the fundamental rights of association, freedom of speech and freedom of the press were formally respected.
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It is anelectedgovernment.
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They are anelectedgovernment.
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It had a democraticallyelectedgovernment.
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The coup overthrew the democraticallyelectedgovernment.
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The will of theelectedgovernmentis not being challenged.
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We recognise that the junta overthrew a democraticallyelectedgovernment.
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It haselectedgovernment, universal franchise and good administration.
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On the assumption that support erodes as regimes mature, especially if citizens' expectations are not fully realized, we thought that support for 'electedgovernment' would decline over time.
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The design was approved by a consensus of anelectedgovernmentcommittee, which was also responsible for enforcing the strict regulations aimed at maintaining the bridge's orderly appearance.
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At independence, the newlyelectedgovernmentwas well aware that the land issue would need to be addressed promptly and boldly if trouble was to be avoided.
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We can avoid this responsibility so long as the power to decide the particular case-in-point is clearly vested in someone else, for example, a dulyelectedgovernmentofficial.
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A democraticallyelectedgovernmentcannot be separated from the people who elected it.
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There is no demand and no enthusiasm for yet another tier ofelectedgovernment.
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