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宪法规定治理国家的方式方法。 A constitution lays down the manner and means by which a state is governed.
这个国家一直治理得不错。 The country has always had fair government.
在英国, 女王是君主而治理国家的却是民选的代表. In Britain the Queen reigns, but elected representatives of the people govern the country.
这个一度十分重要的社会集团(对治理该国的影响)越来越无足轻重了. This once important social group is becoming more and more marginal (to the way the country is run).