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Ahn Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

What is the proper word for 'emergency situation meeting'

0i want to express "lawmakers who opposed to the agreement will call a meeting for an emergency situation"02br
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00so what is the most usual word in news or newspapers meaning the emergency situation meeting?02br
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00and 'government investigation' is a right word ??0-
  

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02br 02br 00Governmental investigation is a proper phrase, as is 'federal investigation'. 0-

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  • 02br 02br 00Governmental investigation is a proper phrase, as is 'federal investigation'.
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0I would use the common phrase "...call an emergency meeting (to discuss the situation)." The whole parenthetical phrase is redundant to me, but if you feel it's necessary you can use it.02br
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00Governmental investigation is a proper phrase, as is 'federal investigation'. The second one carries more weight, but might be a technical legal term, so be careful.0-
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0Thank you for your answer.02br
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00by the way , Does 'governmental investigation' mean 'the investigation conducted by government' ?02br
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00then, what can I say when I mean 'the investigation into government'? I mean when governmnet is investigated for its financial affairs or something.0-
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01cite10Ahn12cite10Thank you for your answer.12br
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10by the way , Does 'governmental investigation' mean 'the investigation conducted by government' ?12br
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10then, what can I say when I mean 10'the investigation into government'10 11b11sup11font
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0Thank you Philip.02br
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00By the way Do You mean I can say 'the investigation into government involvement'??0-
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what grammatical name is given to this expression 'the present emergency meeting.
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AnonymousWhat grammatical name is given to this expression 'the present emergency meeting'?

That is a noun phrase.

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