I think GP has a misunderstanding involving the difference between 'government' in the American English sense versus in other countries[0]: > In the United Sta

I think GP has a misunderstanding involving the difference between 'government' in the American English sense versus in other countries[0]: > In the United States, "government" is considered to be divided into three branches; the legislature (the House of Representatives and the Senate) which makes law, the Administration (under the President) which runs sections of government within the law, and the Courts, which adjudicate on matters of the law. This is a much wider meaning of "government" than exists in other countries where the term "government" means the ruling political force of the prime minister and his/her cabinet ministers (what Americans would call the Administration). I believe usually in countries with a parliamentary system, the government refers specifically to the executive branch, and neither the legislature nor the judiciary. [0]: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/government#Usage_notes https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/government#Usage_notes