…a system of government of one nation by another in which the governed people retain certain administrative, legal, and other powers…
…a tax levied on goods and services rather than on income or profits…
…a noun phrase referring to someone or something that is affected by the action of a transitive verb (typically as a recipient), but is not the primary object (e.g. him in give him the book)…
…a question in reported speech (e.g. they asked who I was)…
