Comments on: Capitals: When is it the Ministry or the ministry? When is it Police or police? https://writegroup.io/capitals-when-is-it-the-ministry-or-the-ministry-when-it-is-police-or-police/ Better business outcomes with clear, effective writing. Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:20:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Eleanor Meecham https://writegroup.io/capitals-when-is-it-the-ministry-or-the-ministry-when-it-is-police-or-police/#comment-368 Sun, 10 Jul 2016 23:37:08 +0000 http://writeclearlyblog.com/?p=3834#comment-368 In reply to Jan Kokason.

Kia ora Jan

The advice above also applies for ‘government’. So, you would capitalise it when it refers to a specific government but not when used generically.

For example:

In 2016, the National-led Government decided to…

She was member of the Government that…

It was never a government policy to…

The organisation relies on government funding.

]]> By: Jan Kokason https://writegroup.io/capitals-when-is-it-the-ministry-or-the-ministry-when-it-is-police-or-police/#comment-367 Mon, 27 Jun 2016 02:15:55 +0000 http://writeclearlyblog.com/?p=3834#comment-367 What are your views on “government”?

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