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They didn't want all of those horrible events to be something they, or anyone else, had to remember.
<span>Both the newspaper account and Washington's account explain that the British were defeated when they panicked on the battlefield. But the newspaper account explains the loss differently. It says, for example, that there was an unknown number of enemy fighters, while Washington says there were no more than 300.</span>
gov·ern·ment
/ˈɡəvər(n)mənt/
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noun
1.
the governing body of a nation, state, or community.
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administration
executive
regime
authority
powers that be
directorate
council
leadership
management
cabinet
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rule
term of office
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2.
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the relation between a governed and a governing word.
The Achaemenid Empire (558–330 BC) of Persia, popularly referred to as the Persian empire, was a monarchy. It was ruled by a single hereditary leader, who considered himself divinely authorized to hold absolute power.
The Persian empire was a model of efficient ancient administration. The monarch appointed satraps as regional leaders, and delegated power in a way the preserved sufficient local autonomy to prevent most (non-Greek) subjects from wishing to revolt. It had an efficient system of roads and messengers, allowing rule over a large geographic area, and a regular system of taxation that established it on a sound financial footing. It also had a complex and uniform law code.
