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central government

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌcentral ˈgovernment noun [countable, uncountable] especially British English  PGthe level of government which deals with national rather than local things 中央政府 local government
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central governmentWelfare benefits, local and central government were most affected.The risk was to be shared by central government, local authorities and building societies.Overall, more diversity in local spending priorities emerged in the 1980s within the constraints central government imposed.Market testing procedures in central Government have often taken far too long.Equally, so-called autonomous bodies are subject to a high degree of central government control.However, as we have seen, central government has always had power to control capital spending and still does.Mr Yeltsin's appeal looks like a gesture of despair after his failure to influence the central government.
ˌcentral ˈgovernment nounChineseSyllable
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central government
ˌcentral ˈgovernment noun [uncountable and countable] especially British English
the level of government which deals with national rather than local things ⇨ local government


central governmentBrE /ˌsentrəl ˈɡʌvənmənt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsentrəl ˈɡʌvərnmənt/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] the government of a whole country, rather than local government which is concerned with smaller areas 中央政府