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US GOVERNMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States
Synonyms:
U.S.; U.S. government; United States; United States government; US Government
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("US Government" is a kind of...):
federal government (a government with strong central powers)
Meronyms (members of "US Government"):
executive branch; Executive Office of the President (the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws)
legislative branch (the branch of the United States government that has the power of legislating)
judicial branch (the branch of the United States government responsible for the administration of justice)
