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• Machinery of government — The Machinery of Government (sometimes MOG) means the interconnected structures and processes of government, such as the functions and accountability of departments in the executive branch of government. The term is used particularly in the… …   Wikipedia

• machinery of government — noun 1. the interconnected processes and structures of government. 2. (in Australia and other countries with the Westminster system) the administrative arrangements by which responsibility for the different areas of government is divided between… …  

• machinery — ma‧chin‧e‧ry [məˈʆiːnəri] noun [uncountable] 1. MANUFACTURING FARMING equipment that uses power such as electricity or petrol: • agricultural machinery • industrial machinery ˌheavy maˈchinery …   Financial and business terms

• machinery — [mə shēn′ər ē, məshēn′rē] n. pl. machineries 1. machines collectively 2. the working parts of a machine 3. any combination of things or persons by which something is kept in action or a desired result is obtained [the machinery of government] 4.… …   English World dictionary

• Government agency — A government or state agency is a permanent or semi permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an intelligence agency. There is a notable variety… …   Wikipedia

• government — From the Latin gubernaculum. Signifies the instrument, the helm, whereby the ship to which the state was compared, was guided on its course by the gubernator or helmsman, and in that view, the government is but an agency of the state,… …   Black's law dictionary

• government — From the Latin gubernaculum. Signifies the instrument, the helm, whereby the ship to which the state was compared, was guided on its course by the gubernator or helmsman, and in that view, the government is but an agency of the state,… …   Black's law dictionary

• machinery — ma|chin|e|ry S3 [məˈʃi:nəri] n [U] 1.) machines, especially large ones agricultural/industrial/factory etc machinery ▪ The use of heavy machinery has damaged the site. ▪ an expensive piece of machinery 2.) a system or set of processes for doing… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• machinery — ma|chin|er|y [ mə ʃinəri ] noun uncount ** 1. ) machines: machinery used in the wool industry agricultural/industrial machinery You should not drive or operate machinery after taking the medicine. a ) the moving or working parts of a machine 2. ) …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• machinery */*/ — UK [məˈʃiːnərɪ] / US [məˈʃɪnərɪ] noun [uncountable] 1) a) machines agricultural/industrial machinery You should not drive or operate machinery after taking the medicine. b) the moving or working parts of a machine 2) an established system for… …   English dictionary

• machinery — /meuh shee neuh ree/, n., pl. machineries. 1. an assemblage of machines or mechanical apparatuses: the machinery of a factory. 2. the parts of a machine, collectively: the machinery of a watch. 3. a group of people or a system by which action is… …   Universalium