The local government allocated funds to restore the historic library and expand its public reading rooms.
当地政府拨款修复历史悠久的图书馆，并扩大其公共阅览室。
A 2021 study on urban heat islands began by presenting temperature data from twelve cities, then devoted its remaining sections to proposing specific policy interventions—reflective pavement, expanded tree canopy, and cool-roof requirements—that city governments could adopt to mitigate the effect.
From a Text Structure and Purpose question · Craft and Structure
Architectural critic Simone Laurent praises a new civic building's extensive use of glass, arguing it creates a sense of transparency and public accessibility appropriate for a government building.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
- In response, the federal government promoted new soil conservation techniques, including contour plowing and windbreak planting.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Which choice best defines “government”?
B — The group of people who control and make decisions for a country, state, etc.. “government” means the group of people who control and make decisions for a country, state, etc..
Which word means “the group of people who control and make decisions for a country, state, etc.”?
C — government. “government” means the group of people who control and make decisions for a country, state, etc..
government — the group of people who control and make decisions for a country, state, etc.. In Chinese: 政府.
government is pronounced /ˈɡʌvərnmənt/.
The local government allocated funds to restore the historic library and expand its public reading rooms. (当地政府拨款修复历史悠久的图书馆，并扩大其公共阅览室。)
administration, authority, regime — all close in meaning to government (the group of people who control and make decisions for a country, state, etc.).
anarchy, chaos — each the opposite of government (the group of people who control and make decisions for a country, state, etc.).
Yes. government is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.