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alecbztoday at 6:41 PM4 repliesview on HN

Interesting -- is there any term referring to the executive, legislative, and judicial functions collectively?


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pmontratoday at 9:51 PM

I skimmed the constitution of my country (Italy) and there is no collective term. There is a section "Organization of the Republic" that lists the several components (Parliament, President, Government, etc.) When we say Government we refer only to the Prime Minister, the other Ministers and their staff.

kergonathtoday at 6:55 PM

I am not sure. In French that would be the state (L’État). It’s more complicated in the U.K., with its layers of national, devolved country, and local governance. Then, it would be different again in federations like Germany.

prmoustachetoday at 10:56 PM

Authorities?

pamcaketoday at 8:39 PM

"The state apparatus" (or "the state" for short).

"State and government" section in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_(polity)