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Government comes from Greek roots meaning what?

government

[guhv-ern-muhnt, -er-muhnt] / หˆgสŒv ษ™rn mษ™nt, -ษ™r mษ™nt /


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The project eventually won financial support from the UK government, academic institutions, industrial contractors and private sponsors.

From BBC โ— Oct. 8, 2026

But the minority government failed to pass them in parliament, leading Sanchez to call an early vote originally scheduled for 2027.

From Barron's โ— Oct. 8, 2026

The U.K. government says its bases are safe and it is currently in the process of changing the law so that military personnel guarding bases can track, jam and shoot down drones from afar.

From The Wall Street Journal โ— Oct. 8, 2026

Its tentacles reached into the heart of the Albanian government, with top officials including an environment minister jailed for graft.

From Barron's โ— Oct. 8, 2026

Three hours after the explosion at unit 1, the Japanese government had doubled the evacuation zone around the plant to 12.4 miles.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

They cited a Journal investigation into her promotion of a Greek company whose lobbyist traveled with her to meetings with governments across the Balkans.

From The Wall Street Journal โ— Oct. 7, 2026

Premier Li Qiang has also warned that the world risks "losing control" of frontier technologies such as AI if governments are too slow to regulate them.

From Barron's โ— Oct. 7, 2026

Dr Miskellah, from the Kenyan doctors' union, said he was concerned that governments were counting on the "honesty and full co-operation of the travellers to self-declare, to say the truth" about their health.

From BBC โ— Oct. 7, 2026

In its report, Food & Water Watch urged state and local governments to ban privatization of water utilities.

From Los Angeles Times โ— Oct. 7, 2026

“I wish that your governments, and I consider them both my governments, trust me as their own soldier,” he said.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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