Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

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Meaning: state , government

Pronunciation: [guh-soo-DAHRS-tvuh]

Part of speech: noun (neuter noun)

Rank: #549 (see frequency list)

Who is the head of state in your country, a prime minister of a president?
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• Госудáрство управля́ет óбществом.
• The State governs the society.
• Кто у вас главá госудáрства, премьéр-мини́стр и́ли президéнт?
• Who is the head of State in your country, a prime minister of a president?
• Расскажи́те мне о географи́ческом положéнии и грани́цах э́тих госудáрств.
• Tell me about the geographic location and the borders of these countries.
• СССР бы́л социалисти́ческим госудáрством.
• The USSR was a socialist state.
• Нам необходи́мо пострóить правовóе госудáрство.
• We need to build a law-governed state.
• Европéйские госудáрства вырази́ли óбщее недовóльство ситуáцией.
• The European states expressed a general discontent about the situation.
• Госудáрства-учácтники конферéнции провели́ переговóры.
• The member nations сarried on negotiations.
• Госудáрство провелó поли́тику приватизáции.
• The government сarried out the privatisation politics.
• Сан-Мари́но - крóшечное госудáрство на территóрии Итáлии.
• San Marino is a tiny state on the Italian territory.
• Мы не доверя́ем госудáрству.
• We don't trust the government.

• правовóе госудáрство = law-governed state
• главá госудáрства = head of state
• теoрия госудáрства = theory of government

• госудáрь = sovereign, governer; sir
• госудáрственный = state, governmental
• cтранá = country, land
• прави́тельство = government

• Госудáрство - э́то я. (Людóвик XIV)
• The state, it is me. (Louis XIV)

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