No. 5,623 in Russian
правительству
"To the government."
In a sentence
Граждане обратились к правительству с просьбой улучшить инфраструктуру.
Citizens approached the government with a request to improve the infrastructure.
In this sentence, 'правительству' is used in the dative case as the indirect object, specifying the entity addressed by the citizens.
Критика, направленная к правительству, была основана на последних событиях.
The criticism directed at the government was based on recent events.
Here, the word 'правительству' again appears in the dative case, representing the receiver of the directed criticism.
Мы доверяем правительству в вопросах национальной безопасности.
We trust the government in matters of national security.
In this context, 'правительству' is used in the dative case to indicate the entity trusted concerning the specified matters.
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