noun · #148
government
Example: El gobierno aprobó la ley.
The government passed the law.
Spanish → English
el gobierno
el gobierno is Spanish for government.
What el gobierno means
How common is it?
el gobierno is ranked #148 of the 500 most common Spanish words. It is in the everyday core of the language — common enough that it is worth knowing cold before you move on to specialist vocabulary.
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Words with a similar frequency to el gobierno — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
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