state government
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2.4
- noun
- /steɪt ˈɡʌvərnmənt/
- US
:
gobierno estatal
- Nine years later, the Court once again considered whether the FLSA could be applied to state government employees.
- federal and state governments
- state government policies
- state government agencies
It's the slowness at which state government is moving.
- It's the slowness at which state government is moving.
- But it was really a state-run thing, a political state government, religion run thing.
- How can we trust you with the license of the state government?
- You know, I'm all for a little bit more for state Gov for for state governments.
- Every foundation, the federal government, every state government has you go girl programs up the gazoo girl Girls who code.
Examples
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During the pandemic, the state government announced financial aid programs to support local businesses.
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Following the revolution in 1776, state governments took an active role in both promoting and restricting immigration.
Academic text (1999) -
This makes it very challenging for the state government to make changes.
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And at the time, the state government used to give the school children a little bottle of milk at half time.
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Nor in most matters does Congress trust state governments to make their own arrangements.
Academic text (1990) -
After sixteen years with the state government, she wasn't doing any worse than most working people.
Fiction book (1993) -
All of the state legislators criticized the state government for failing to provide services to their communities.
Academic text (2017) -
Since local funds were not as plentiful in the 1970s, the state governments became the next logical source.
Academic text (1991) -
The state government of California has implemented new environmental regulations to combat climate change.
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The state government is responsible for managing public education within its jurisdiction.
How Public
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2.7
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68
2.4
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2.8
141
4.2
68
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the government of a state' is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'state' (a regional political entity) and 'government' (the group of officials who exercise authority). This noun-noun compound follows a transparent, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
State government is a simple, literal name: the word state means the area or region with its own rules and the word government means the people who run things. So the phrase refers to the group that is 'in charge of a state'.