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governo meaning in English

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governo noun
{m}

government [governments](body with the power to make and/or enforce laws)
noun
[UK: ˈɡʌ.vən.mənt] [US: ˈɡʌ.vər.mənt]

governo central noun
{m}

central government(highest level of government in a unitary state)
noun

governo eletrônico noun
{m}

eGovernment(use of information technologies in government)
noun

governo fantoche noun
{m}

puppet government(government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power)
noun
[UK: ˈpʌ.pɪt ˈɡʌ.vən.mənt] [US: ˈpʌ.pət ˈɡʌ.vər.mənt]

governo federal noun
{m}

federal government(general term for a federal government)
noun

governo municipal noun
{m}

municipality [municipalities](the governing body of such a district)
noun
[UK: mju:.ˌnɪ.sɪ.ˈpæ.lɪ.ti] [US: ˌmjuː.ˌnɪ.sə.ˈpæ.lə.ti]

governo sombra noun
{m}

shadow government(government-in-waiting that is prepared to take control)
noun

antigoverno adjective

antigovernment(opposed to a government currently in power)
adjective
[UK: ˌæn.ti.ˈɡə.vərmənt] [US: ˌæn.ti.ˈɡə.vər.mənt]

chefe de governo noun
{m}

head of government(chief officer of the executive branch of a government)
noun
[UK: hed əv ˈɡʌ.vən.mənt] [US: ˈhed əv ˈɡʌ.vər.mənt]

para seu governo preposition

for your information(used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement)
preposition

ramo do governo noun
{m}

branch of government(part of a governing body)
noun

sede do governo noun
{f}

seat of government(the centre of authority to govern)
noun