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The federal government will need to approve the project. The government has failed to act. Word building The U.S. Government The government in the U.S. is divided into three parts: the legislative branch , the executive branch , and the judicial branch . The legislative branch is responsible for making laws. This is the U.S. Congress , which is made up of two groups of people: the Senate and the House of Representatives .

The executive branch is led by the president , and includes the vice president and the rest of the Cabinet (= other important politicians ) .

The judicial branch includes the Supreme Court , which is the most important court in the country.

gov • er • nor / ' g.vsnsr / noun [ count ]

( politics ) a person who rules a state in the U.S. the governor of California

gown / gaun / noun [ count ]

a long dress that a woman wears at a special time an evening gown

a long, loose piece of clothing that people wear to do a special job. Judges and doctors sometimes wear gowns .

GPA / |d3i pi ' ei / short for grade point average

gra b / grab / verb (grabs,grab bing ,grabbed )

to take something in a rough and sudden way The thief grabbed her bag and ran away.

grace / greis / noun [ noncount ]

a beautiful way of moving She dances with grace.

( religion ) thanks to God that people say before or after they eat

Let's say grace.

grace • ful / greisfl / adjective

A person or thing that is graceful moves in a smooth and beautiful way a graceful dancer

grace • ful • ly / ' greisfsli / adverb He moves very gracefully.

gra • cious / ' greifss / adjective

(used about people's behavior) kind and polite a gracious smile

gra • cious • ly / ' grei/ssli / adverb She accepted the invitation graciously.

grade i®E

Ц / greid / noun [ count ]

a number or letter that a teacher gives for your work to show how good it is

She got very good grades on all her exams.

one of the levels in a school, where all the children are the same age

My sister is in the fifth grade . Word building

In the U.S., children start elementary school when they are 5. The first year of this is called kindergarten

When children are around 11 years old, they move to middle school (or junior high school ), and when they reach the age of around 14, they start high school .

Each year of school is called a grade . When a child is around 6 years old they are in first grade , and the last year of high school is the twelfth grade .

the level or quality of something We use only high-grade materials. make the grade ( informal )

to reach the expected standard; to succeed Around 10% of trainees fail to make the grade.

grade 2OQ / greid / (grades,grad • ing ,grad ed )

to look at the work that a student has done and give it a number or letter to show how good it is

He stayed up late grading tests.

to sort things or people into sizes or kinds The eggs are graded by size.

grade point av • er • age

/ ' greid point |®vrid3 / noun [ count , usually singular ] ( abbreviation GPA )

a number that is calculated from the average of all the grades that a student receives in his or her courses Dylan graduated with a GPA of 3.7.

grade school / 'greid skul / noun

[ count, noncount ]

another word for elementary school

gra • di • ent / ' greidiant / noun [ count ]

how much and how quickly a road goes up and down This road has a steep gradient.

grad • u • al / ' grred3ual / adjective

happening slowly

There has been a gradual increase in prices. —ANTONYM sudden

grad • u • al • ly / ' grred3uali / adverb

slowly, over a long period of time Life gradually returned to normal.