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Americans commonly use the phrase "the government" to refer to any or all of the branches of government, not just the executive branch. Guessing the comment you
by lemoncucumber 8y ago
Americans commonly use the phrase "the government" to refer to any or all of the branches of government, not just the executive branch. Guessing the comment you're replying to was written by an American.
- wavefunction 8y agoAmericans also use "legislature" to refer specifically to the legislative branch of our and other governments responsible for drafting legislation, which certainly does not draft nor pass itself into law.