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In British English this is not the case, "Government" is use more like "Administration" is used in the US.
by ChrisKnott 5y ago
In British English this is not the case, "Government" is use more like "Administration" is used in the US.
- hollerith 5y agoWhat do Brits use to refer to British courts, Parliament and executive considered as a whole?
- darrenf 5y agoThose are the three branches of the state. We consider government to be the executive only. The judiciary does not govern.
- hollerith 5y agoAh. Americans use "state" to mean one of the 50 provinces of the US, leaving the word unavailable for what Brits use it for.
- zarzavat 5y agoWhat about the state department?
- hollerith 5y agoThat is our term for what the Brits call the Foreign Office.
- CRConrad 5y agoYes. I think the GP's point was that this shows how US usage also, still, to some extent reflects that of the rest of the world: Your State Department is called that because it is the organ that deals with other sovereign states.
- kazinator 5y agoPointless word semantics aside, the point here is that they are branches of one thing; if you piss off one branch, strings can be pulled so that another branch treats you severely in court. This is plausible.