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No, it doesn’t. It refers to the executive. Whenever we complain about the poor quality of government, (the VA, DMV,) we’re complaining about an organ of the ex
by cucuuc 9y ago
No, it doesn’t. It refers to the executive. Whenever we complain about the poor quality of government, (the VA, DMV,) we’re complaining about an organ of the executive (be it federal, state or municipal).
In fact the word govern implies executive.
- thaumasiotes 9y agoIn the US, "the government" refers to all three branches. When we complain about the poor quality of government, we're frequently talking about Congress, too.
- shaftoe 9y agoAnd don't forget the buearacrats and government employees. They're certainly lumped in there because they're party of the giant apparatus. I'm curious now what Europeans call them.
- PhasmaFelis 9y agoEr, not in the US. E.G. "those government fat cats in Washington" is more likely to mean the Congress (or at least the Congressmen you don't like) than anything else.