Just curious

[james_davis_nicoll]

[Poll #1331765]

Comments

Says who?

[errolwi.livejournal.com]

D'oh! It just hit me that in parliamentary systems, "national government" refers to a broad coalition.

It doesn't in New Zealand, where for much of last century the National Party formed the government.

Re: Says who?

[gohover.livejournal.com]

Ha! That's great!

So, how would you have worded James' poll if you wanted to it to apply to NZ as well as to federal setups like Canada et al?

Re: Says who?

[errolwi.livejournal.com]

Most of the time we make ourselves clear by using (or not) the article ("That isn't a local government issue, it's a national government one". "It was a National government that introduced that.")

I don't have a good answer that works for everywhere. The national-level government?