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In politics, the '''government''' is the body (or bodies) that governs the [[state]].


The government and the state are two different things. While the state is the tool that emerged to reconcile class antagonisms, the government refers specifically to the people or institutions that populate the state and carry out policy or other processes.

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In politics, the government is the body (or bodies) that governs the state.

The government and the state are two different things. While the state is the tool that emerged to reconcile class antagonisms, the government refers specifically to the people or institutions that populate the state and carry out policy or other processes.