UK Government

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Across:
1.	(a set of) formal acts, often fixed and traditional, performed on important social or religious occasions: a wedding/graduation ceremony
2.	the group of people who officially control a country: the government of Israel
3.	Member of Parliament
8.	in the UK, a person who is given the honour of a title such as "Lord" and a place in the House of Lords as a reward for the good things they have done for the country
11.	a person who is the same age or has the same social position or the same abilities as other people in a group
12.	Debates in the House of Commons are Chaired by this person.
15.	in the UK, an election that happens at a different time from a main election, to choose a Member of Parliament to replace one who has died or left his or her job
16.	to speak, act, or be present officially for another person or people
18.	in many elected political systems) a member of a political party in parliament or in the legislature whose job is to make certain that other party members are present at voting time and also to make certain that they vote in a particular way:
19.	the system of having a king or queen
20.	to officially suggest someone for an election, job, position, or honour: He's been nominated by the Green Party as their candidate in the next election.

Down:
1.	one of the official areas of a country that elects someone to represent it in a parliament
4.	the leader of the government in some countries
5.	the belief in freedom and equality between people, or a system of government based on this belief, in which power is either held by elected representatives or directly by the people themselves
6.	someone who became a peer (= a high social rank) when a parent died, and who can pass it on to their oldest child. And some of the become members of the House of Lords
7.	one of the two parts of the UK parliament, whose members are not elected but have a high social position, or its members, or the place where it meets
9.	to choose someone officially for a job or responsibility: We've appointed three new teachers this year. He's just been appointed (as) director of the publishing division
10.	the government departments responsible for putting central government plans into action
13.	a small group of the most important people in government, who advise the President or Prime Minister and make important decisions
14.	the part of a country's government that is responsible for its legal system, including all the judges in the country's courts: a member of the judiciary
16.	to control or be the person in charge of something such as a country
17.	The male ruler of the monarchy