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# Government

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The governing body of a country or subnational entity; generally a group of politically appointed officials (often called ministers or secretaries?) who in theory act as advisors to the head of state, though they are generally themselves the heads of various offices or departments which give them a certain amount of direct power in specific areas. In most modern democracies, the elected legislative assembly has the power to dismiss the government, though the head of state generally has great latitude in appointing a new one. A government is sometimes also called a cabinet?.

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