government
part of speech
noun (a government, governments)
meaning for a pupil
1) The group of people who run a country, state or city and make decisions about laws, taxes and services. tree →
2) The way a country is ruled. tree →
3) In old Russia, a government was a large region of the empire, ruled by its own official. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Rule or authority, here the power of a ruler carried "on his shoulder." It may also mean an office given to someone. Interpretation: The child with the "government on his shoulder" is read as the hoped-for king of David's line, who would bring peace and justice. Many Jewish readers see this as King Hezekiah, and others as the Messiah to come. In the primary lessons: In citizenship and history lessons, governments make laws, collect taxes and pay for schools, hospitals, roads and the police; in a democracy, people vote to choose them. Different countries have different governments: a president, a prime minister, a parliament or congress. Phrases: «the government», «local government», «federal government», «form of government».
examples
- For a child is born unto us, a son is given unto us; and the government is upon his shoulder; and his name is called Pele-joez-el-gibbor-Abi-ad-sar-shalom; (Prophets ISA.9.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- That the government may be increased, and of peace there be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it through justice and through righteousness from henceforth even for ever. (Prophets ISA.9.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- And I will clothe him with thy robe, and bind him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand; and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah. (Prophets ISA.22.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- The government decides how much money schools get. tree →
- People vote to choose the government. tree →
- Local government looks after parks and bins. tree →
- The prime minister leads the British government. tree →
- In the USA, the federal government is in Washington, D.C. tree →
- The government built a new hospital in our town. tree →
- Long ago, many countries were ruled by kings, not elected governments. tree →
- The government gave money to farmers after the floods. tree →
note
Spelling trap: «goverNment» — the n is often forgotten («govern + ment»). Used with «the». Verb: «govern»; adjective: «governmental». The government is not the same as the whole country.
In the corpora
- Child benefit is a small regular payment from the government to families with children, to help with things like shoes and food.
- Scene: at Christmas dinner in Leeds, Grandad and Auntie Jo argue about the government until the gravy goes cold.
- The council is the local government.
- The council is the local government that looks after roads, parks, bins, libraries and planning, run by elected councillors.
- Governments in some countries have started writing laws about how AI may be used.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «government» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.