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Definition of Her Majesty's Government noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Her Majesty's Government

noun

/hə ˌmædʒəstiz ˈɡʌvənmənt/

/hər ˌmædʒəstiz ˈɡʌvərnmənt/

[singular + singular or plural verb]

(abbreviation HMG)

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a way of referring to the UK government in official contexts ‘Her Majesty's Government’ is used when the UK has a queen. When it has a king it becomes ‘His Majesty's Government'.

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