Questions tagged [government]
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Does "to tell apart" require "from" or "and"?
Which of the following sentences are incorrect and why? Is it okay to use "and" in these phrases? And should "apart" be moved to the end of the sentence?
How to tell apart a raven from a crow?
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Opposite of '-cracy/-archy'?
Something + -cracy/-archy (“strength, power”) produces a word meaning ‘rule by those who are/have/were whatever the something is’. For example, ‘plutocracy’ is pluto- (“wealth”) + -cracy and means ‘...
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Is there a word for enjoying the entertainment surrounding the election?
I have heard of electiontainment, which I like as a word-geek. Yet, it only returned 400 results on Google. Is there anything similar that has wider penetration?
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"Minister for" and "Ministry of"
In some British Commonwealth countries, e.g. Singapore, government ministries are named "Ministry of", as in "Ministry of Defence". However, the title of the minister in charge is &...