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caretaker {or} provisional government
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to come to power ; to take power ; to take office
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the government of the day
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a single-party government
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the Blair government
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to exercise power
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a Christian Democrat-led government
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the democratically elected government
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to come to power ; to come into {or} take office
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government tax measures
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to pass a vote of confidence in the government
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the government has failed in its budgetary policy
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the government has failed with its domestic policy
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to put sb into power ; to put sb into office
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devoted ; loyal ; faithful
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devoted
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this government lacks credibility
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the government's reluctance to negotiate
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the company/government is doing all right again {or} is in a good position again
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the government gave a demonstration of {or} demonstrated its determination
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to denounce misgovernment/mismanagement
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a pro-government newspaper
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the government gave reason to believe that ...
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to be/remain faithful to sb ; to be/remain true to sb
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faithful and loyal ; faithful as a dog
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yours truly
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dutifully ; like a good boy/girl ; as good as gold
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for old times' sake
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to be an embarrassment to the government/authorities {etc}
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the government was forced {or} compelled to step down
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