government

government
government [{{t}}'gʌvənmənt]
1 noun
(a) {{}}Politics{{}} (governing authority) gouvernement m; (type of authority) gouvernement m, régime m; (the State) gouvernement m, État m;
the Conservative government le gouvernement conservateur;
to form a government constituer ou former un gouvernement;
the government has fallen le gouvernement est tombé;
the socialists have joined the coalition government les socialistes sont entrés dans le gouvernement de coalition;
democratic government la démocratie;
a stable government un gouvernement stable;
the project is financed by the government le projet est financé par l'État ou le gouvernement
(b) (process of governing → country) gouvernement m, direction f; (→ company) administration f, gestion f; (→ affairs) conduite f
2 compound-forming noun
(measure, policy) gouvernemental, du gouvernement; (expenditure) de l'État, public; (minister, department) du gouvernement
►► government action action f gouvernementale;
government advertising publicité f gouvernementale;
government auditor commissaire m aux comptes;
government bonds obligations fpl d'État, bons mpl du Trésor;
government borrowings emprunts mpl de l'État;
{{}}British{{}} government broker agent m du Trésor;
{{}}British{{}} Government Communications Headquarters = centre d'interception des télécommunications étrangères en Grande-Bretagne;
government developmental grant, government developmental subsidy prime f de développement;
government grant subvention f d'État;
government health warning = avertissement officiel contre les dangers du tabac figurant sur les paquets de cigarettes et dans les publicités pour le tabac;
{{}}figurative{{}} {{}}humorous{{}} men like him should carry a government health warning des bonshommes pareils, ça devrait être interdit;
this car/computer should carry a government health warning cette voiture/cet ordinateur est une catastrophe;
{{}}British{{}} Government House palais m du gouverneur;
government issue émission f d'État ou par le gouvernement;
government issue uniform uniforme m fourni par l'État;
government loan emprunt m public ou d'État;
{{}}American{{}} the Government Printing Office = maison d'édition publiant les ouvrages ou documents émanant du gouvernement, Imprimerie f nationale;
{{}}Finance{{}} government securities, government stock effets mpl publics, fonds mpl publics ou d'État;
government spending dépenses fpl publiques
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