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government-securities interdealer broker.See BROKER. [Blacks Law 8th]

government secret.See STATE SECRET. [Blacks Law 8th]

Government Printing Office.An office in the legislative branch of the federal government responsible for printing and distributing congressional publications and publications of other agencies of the United States government. • The Office is supervised by the Congressional Joint Committee on Printing. It began operating in 1860. — Abbr. GPO. [Blacks Law 8th]

government plan.See governmental plan under EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN. [Blacks Law 8th]

government of laws.The doctrine that government must operate according to established, consistent legal prin-ciples and not according to the interests of those who happen to be in power at a given time; esp., the doctrine that judicial decisions must be based on the law, regardless of the character of the litigants or the personal predilections…

Government National Mortgage Association.A federally owned corporation in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development responsible for guaranteeing mortgage-backed securities composed of FHA-insured or VA-guaranteed mortgage loans. • The Association purchases, on the secondary market, residential mortgages originated by local lenders; it then issues federally insured securities backed by these mortgages. — Abbr. GNMA.…

government land.See public land under LAND. [Blacks Law 8th]

government insurance.See INSURANCE. [Blacks Law 8th]

government-in-exile. An individual or group of individuals residing in a foreign country while (1) claiming supreme authority over a country, (2) being recognized by the hosting country as the supreme authority over that other country, and (3) being organized to perform and actually performing some acts of state on behalf of the home country. [Blacks…

government immunity.See sovereign immunity under IMMUNITY(1). [Blacks Law 8th]