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Government

/ɡˈʌvərmənt/
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(noun) The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.

Democracy is the worst form of government, except all the others that have been tried.
The politician pushed for reform by denouncing the corruption of the government officials.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The local ____ decided to build a new library and a community center to better serve the residents.

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