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How to pronounce “government

government

/ɡʌvɚnmənt/

3 syllablesbeginnernoun
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3 syllables. Stress the 'gov' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.

Meaning

the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

the government reduced taxes

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