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1 government
1) (the people who rule a country or state: the British Government.) κυβέρνηση2) (the way in which a country or state is ruled: Democracy is one form of government.) διακυβέρνηση3) (the act or process of governing.) διακυβέρνηση•- governor
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2 self-government
(government by the people of the country without outside control.) αυτονομία -
3 republic
((a country with) a form of government in which there is no king or queen, the power of government, law-making etc being given to one or more elected representatives (eg a president, members of a parliament etc): The United States is a republic - the United Kingdom is not.) δημοκρατία -
4 administration
1) (management: He's in charge of administration at the hospital.) διοίκηση2) ((the people who carry on) the government of a country etc.) κυβέρνηση -
5 anarchist
1) (a person who believes that governments are unnecessary or undesirable.) αναρχικός2) (a person who tries to overturn the government by violence.) αναρχικός -
6 civil disobedience
noun (a refusal by a large number of people to pay taxes or obey certain laws in a nonviolent way in order to protest against the government, its policies etc.) απείθεια κατά της αρχής -
7 commissioner
noun (a representative of the government in a district or department.) επίτροπος -
8 council
1) (a group of people formed in order to advise etc: The King formed a council of wise men; the Council for Recreation.) συμβούλιο2) (in the United Kingdom, a body of people elected to control the workings of local government in a county, region, district etc.) (δημοτικό) συμβούλιο• -
9 customs
1) ((the government department that collects) taxes paid on goods coming into a country: Did you have to pay customs on those watches?; He works for the customs; ( also adjective) customs duty.) τελωνείο/ δασμοί2) (the place at a port etc where these taxes are collected: I was searched when I came through customs at the airport.) τελωνείο -
10 department
(a part or section of a government, university, office or shop: The Department of Justice; the sales department.) υπουργείο- department store -
11 disability payment
noun (an amount of money regularly paid by the government to disabled people.) επίδομα αναπηρίας -
12 housing benefit
noun (a payment given by a government to people who are entitled to it according to certain criteria (eg poverty) when they buy or rent a house, an apartment etc.) στεγαστικό δάνειο -
13 income-tax return
noun (an official form that has to be completed with information about one's income and expenses and sent to a government department.) επιστροφή φόρου -
14 machinery
1) (machines in general: Many products are made by machinery rather than by hand.) μηχανές, μηχανήματα2) (the workings or processes: the machinery of government.) μηχανισμός -
15 placard
(a notice printed on eg wood or cardboard and carried, hung etc, in a public place: The protesters were carrying placards denouncing the government's policy.) πλακάτ -
16 political science
noun (a field of study dealing with politics, government and other political institutions.) πολιτικές επιστήμες -
17 reduction
noun The government promised a reduction in prices later; price reductions.) μείωση: έκπτωση -
18 stockpile
noun (a supply of goods or materials accumulated eg by a government in case of war or other emergency.) (εφεδρικά)αποθέματα -
19 stringency
1) (the quality of being strict.) αυστηρότητα2) (scarcity of money for lending etc: in times of stringency; ( also adjective) The government are demanding stringency measures.) (οικονομική)στενότητα, λιτότητα -
20 toleration
1) (the act of tolerating: His toleration of her behaviour amazed me.) ανοχή2) (tolerance, especially in religious matters: The government passed a law of religious toleration.) ανεκτικότητα / ανεξιθρησκεία
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