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	Organisations are singular. The government is (not are) or the BGS is (not BGS are).		Organisations are singular. The government is (not are) or the BGS is (not BGS are).

	Use an initial capital for all governments, British and overseas, when referring to a specific one, e.g. ‘the Government issued a press release’.		Use an initial capital for all governments, British and overseas, when referring to a specific one, e.g. ‘the Government issued a press release’.

	Use lowercase government in all adjectival contexts, e.g. a government minister, a government decision, government expenditure.		Use lowercase government in all adjectival contexts, e.g. a government minister, a government decision, government expenditure.

	Government departments should be in capitals e.g. Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform.		Government departments should be in capitals e.g. Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform.
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Organisations are singular. The government is (not are) or the BGS is (not BGS are).
Use an initial capital for all governments, British and overseas, when referring to a specific one, e.g. ‘the Government issued a press release’.
Use lowercase government in all adjectival contexts, e.g. a government minister, a government decision, government expenditure.
Government departments should be in capitals e.g. Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform.
[[category:writers' guide]]

Organisations, government and departments - Revision history

Jeth1 at 15:39, 18 September 2013

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