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government
Noun
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A government is a group of people who make the laws and control a country or other place.
The local government announced a 5% cut in taxes.
Grant
Proper noun
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Grant is a male given name.
grant
Verb
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If you grant something to something, you give it to them, usually formally.
The school has granted us permission to use a classroom in the evenings.
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If you grant something, you accept that it is true.
Yes, I'll grant you that the data is old, but I still think it's useful.
grant
Noun
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A grant is something, usually money, that is given to someone, usually by a government or institution.
The professor received a research grant to study weather changes.
I got a $2,000 government grant to help me go to school.