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3. an official appointed to govern a town or region
6. relating to or denoting the central government as distinguished from the separate units constituting a federation
9. resistance or dissent, expressed in action or argument
10. the group of people with the authority to govern a country or state
11. a member of the senate
12. the committee of senior ministers responsible for controlling government policy
14. a head of a government department
15. a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives

1. a legislative body of government
2. a person who is professionally involved in politics, especially as a holder of an elected office
4. consisting of people chosen to act and speak on behalf of a wider group
5. the elected head of a republican state
7. the chief minister of a government of a state
8. a form of government with a monarch at the head
13. a formal and organised choice by vote of a person for a political office or other position