"central government" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: central governments [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} central government (countable and uncountable, plural central governments)
  1. The national government of a country such as India and unitary state, in contrast to the lower local government. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (highest level of government): কেন্দ্রীয় সরকার (kendriẏo śorkar) (Bengali), 中央政府 (zhōngyāng zhèngfǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), rijk [neuter] (Dutch), rijksoverheid [feminine] (Dutch), nationale overheid [feminine] (Dutch), keskushallinto (Finnish), administration centrale [feminine] (French), ცენტრალური მთავრობა (cenṭraluri mtavroba) (Georgian), ცენტრალური ხელისუფლება (cenṭraluri xelisupleba) (Georgian), Zentralregierung [feminine] (German), pemerintah pusat (Indonesian), rząd centralny [masculine] (Polish), governo central [masculine] (Portuguese), gobierno central [masculine] (Spanish), granlanti (Sranan Tongo), merkezî hükûmet (Turkish)

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