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		lotsofmangos on March 20, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tesla Can Topple the Car-Dealer Monopoly Have you clearly defined this definition anywhere, so that it can be consulted to find out what you are on about, or are you winging it?

tshaddox on March 20, 2014 [–]

I gave it a shot in this comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7437083. I think this description fits pretty well with most people's idea of what is and isn't a "government," although most people probably have never tried to explain their own internal definition.

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